Zelensky: Dnipro strike left 4 dead, 11 hurt

Russian drone and missile strikes hit Dnipro overnight on April 25, killing at least four people and damaging a residential apartment block. (reutersconnect.com) (abcnews.com) The Associated Press reported at least 21 people were wounded, while Reuters said the toll rose to 27, including two children, as rescue crews kept searching the rubble. (abcnews.com) (reutersconnect.com) President Volodymyr Zelensky said 11 injured people remained hospitalized in Dnipro after the attack. He also said emergency work was still underway at the strike site. (ukrainetoday.com) Reuters reported five multi-storey residential buildings, an industrial facility, a gas station, a store and private cars were damaged in Dnipro. AP said the strike also shattered windows and tore facades off apartment blocks. (reutersconnect.com) (abcnews.com) The Dnipro strike was part of a wider Russian barrage across Ukraine on April 25. Reuters said Moscow launched more than 660 drones and missiles at several regions in that attack. (internazionale.it) The attack followed another large Russian assault on April 16 that hit Dnipro, Kyiv and Odesa. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said those strikes caused civilian casualties and damage to homes and infrastructure. (unocha.org) (kyivindependent.com) In that April 16 barrage, Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 19 ballistic missiles, 25 cruise missiles and 659 drones. The Kyiv Independent said at least four people were killed in Dnipro in that attack. (kyivindependent.com) (abcnews.com) Zelensky used the latest strike to argue again for more air-defense support and tougher sanctions on Moscow. After the April 16 attack, he said Russia did not deserve any easing of sanctions and called for pressure “for the sake of peace.” (abcnews.com)