Injury toll from Russia's March 28 drone attack on Dnipro rises to 28

Injury toll from Russia's March 28 drone attack on Dnipro rises to 28

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The number of people injured in Russia's March 28 drone attack on Dnipro has increased to 28, with nine remaining hospitalized.

Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

Two of the hospitalized victims are in critical condition, while the rest are recovering at home, Lysak said.

Today, Dnipro observes a day of mourning for the four people killed in the Russian attack.

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Additionally, at around midnight, Russian forces shelled Nikopol with Grad multiple launch rocket systems, damaging an industrial facility and an extracurricular education center. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

Air defense fighters from the Air Command East downed two enemy drones overnight.

Earlier reports said that on the evening of March 28, Russian forces attacked Dnipro, injuring a pregnant woman. One of the critically wounded victims, a 68-year-old man, suffered severe burns, multiple injuries, and the amputation of his forearms.

Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration

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