Ukraine-Russia conflict newest: Missile assault kills 17 in Dnipro earlier than Zelensky-Trump assembly at Nato summit
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city Dnipro hit multiple civilian sites killing 17 people and injuring more than 200 others, officials said.
The injured include at least 18 children, with regional mayor Borys Filatov saying the attack caused an “unprecedented amount of destruction” in the city.
A barrage of Russian missiles and drones damaged 19 schools, 10 kindergartens, a vocational school, a music school and a social welfare office, as well as eight medical facilities, the mayor said.
It came as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reached The Hague for a Nato summit aiming to secure additional military support for Ukraine. Mr Zelensky also said he is planning to meet with US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the two-day talks.
Mr Zelensky has urged Kyiv‘s 32 allies at the Nato summit to bolster Ukraine’s defence industry, after signing a deal with Keir Starmer on Monday which they said would strengthen both countries.
Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Mr Trump has said he will “probably” meet with the war-time president tomorrow at the Nato summit.
Zelensky warns Russia could attack Nato country within next five years
The Ukrainian leader said Vladimir Putin could carry out an attack on another Nato country to test the alliance.
Mr Zelensky issued his warning during an interview with Sky News on Monday (23 June).
The Ukrainian president also said plans for Nato members to increase defence spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035 are “very slow”, stating Putin could have “significantly greater capabilities” by 2030.
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Zelensky warns Russia could attack Nato country within next five years
Russian missile attack kills 17 in Dnipro and injures more than 200
A Russian missile attack in southeastern Ukraine yesterday killed at least 17 people, injured hundreds and caused sweeping damage, officials said, ahead of president Volodymyr Zelensky’s participation at Nato summit with Kyiv’s allies.
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Dnipro hit multiple civilian sites in the central Ukrainian city around midday, killing 17 people and injuring more than 200 others, officials said.
“The number of casualties is constantly being updated,” Dnipro’s regional administration head Serhii Lysak wrote on Telegram.
Among the wounded were at least 18 children, he added.
Two people were also killed in the town of Samar, around 10 km (six miles) from Dnipro, Mr Lysak said, adding that an infrastructure facility was damaged.
The rare daytime strike also damaged dozens of apartment buildings and educational facilities among other sites, according to Mayor Borys Filatov, who said the attack caused an “unprecedented amount of destruction” in the city.
Source: independent.co.uk
