Russian drone strike on Synelnykove in Dnipropetrovsk region leaves three dead, 12 injured

A Russian drone struck Synelnykove, a city in the Dnipropetrovsk region of central Ukraine, on Saturday, 24 October. Three people were killed and 12 were wounded. The attack is part of Russia's continuing strikes on Ukrainian cities during the full-scale war.

The information was provided by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration. According to him, the drone hit started a fire on the fourth floor of a multi-storey residential building. A shop and several cars were also damaged.

Condition of the victims

Among the wounded is an 11-year-old girl. All of the victims have been taken to hospital. The number of injured was initially reported as lower, but Hanzha later updated it to 12. Two women and a man are in serious condition and are undergoing surgery. After the operations, they are to be transferred to the regional hospital in Dnipro. Separately, it was noted that a 50-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man are in serious condition.

Attacks across the region

According to the regional military administration, Russian forces attacked six districts of the region more than 60 times with drones and artillery.

On the same day, a Russian drone hit a grocery shop in the Nikopol district of the same region. Three men and a 14-year-old boy were injured there.