Ukraine: Death toll rises to 29 in Russian attack on Dnipro building

The death toll from a Russian missile attack on a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 on Sunday. At the same time, rescue workers in Ukraine continued to struggle to extract living people from the debris. A Russian missile had landed on the building the day before. According to the city government, emergency services workers continued to dig through the rubble of the multi-storey building on a cold night. According to the ‘Associated Press-Frontline War Crimes Watch Project’, this is the highest number of civilian casualties in one place since September 30. Several cities in Ukraine were attacked by Russians on Saturday.

The capital Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv were also targeted, ending two weeks of calm on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and urban centres. Russia admitted to firing the missile on Sunday, but did not mention the residential building of Dnipro. According to General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia fired 33 cruise missiles on Saturday, of which 21 were shot down.

Cranes were used to rescue people trapped on the upper floors of a residential building in the city of Dnipro. About 1,700 people lived in this building. Some people signaled for help by turning on the flashlight of their mobile phones. President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 73 people had been injured and 39 had been rescued as of Sunday afternoon. The Dnipro government said on Sunday afternoon that 43 people were missing.

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