Ukraine

Speaker 1

In Dnipro, the clearance of rubble continues in a destroyed shopping center where a fire broke out after an evening Russian attack. Suspilne correspondent Olesya Prykhodko is reporting from the scene. Olesya, good morning, please tell us about the consequences, the scale of the destruction, and what else is known at this moment.

Олеся Приходько

Hello, colleague. Bistare hit this shopping center behind me. Yesterday around 6 o'clock in the evening, and according to witnesses of the attack, at the moment of the strike, dozens of people, including children, were in the building. Several employees of the shopping center, shop employees, they sustained no more than minor injuries. We spoke with the owners of several businesses; they told us that overall, everyone managed to run out of the shopping center once there was a fire. No fatalities are reported here. Today, the owners are coming to inspect the premises, to see what of their goods might have survived. For example, we spoke with the owners of one of the businesses; there are household goods and food products. She says that on the second floor, exactly where the direct hit of a Russian rocket drone occurred, the entire room is completely burnt out. In general, as well as the entire second floor, the remains of the drone itself are now visible there; the roof is completely pierced through. And from the second floor, the fire spread to the first floor, so some premises there also burnt out, however, some shops,

Олеся Приходько

…survived more or less. And even now, people come here; they are already clearing the rubble. Rescuers still continue to work here, and some business owners are already letting them inside to look, to take some surviving things. And then offers to relate at the past minute, she sells right under the shopping center next to metal products. It was obvious that she was generally recalling this moment.

Speaker 3

It is clear that it all burned. On the Russian ship, everyone burned in the same fire as we did. Monsters, just monsters.

Олеся Приходько

Some business owners on the second floor are not yet letting people in, as there is still a threat of the premises collapsing. Work is being carried out on the first floor, where people can still be allowed. One of them puts on a helmet and rubber gloves so that people do not get hurt or sustain injuries.

Speaker 1

Thank you for the details from Olesya Prykhodko about the consequences of the strike on a shopping center in Dnipro by a Russian jet-powered drone. Russia also launched drones throughout the night and this morning. During this time, almost 140 UAVs were launched at Ukraine. Half of them were jet-powered, the Air Force reported. It is known that there were strikes at 17 locations, and debris falls were recorded at another 5. In the Kyiv region, in the Fastiv district, a mother and two small children—a boy and a girl—died due to Russian shelling. Another child died from injuries sustained during a strike on the Vyshhorod district. This was reported by the head of the regional administration. Over the past day, in five districts of the Kyiv region, the occupiers damaged 31 objects. And thick smoke covered the center of the capital in the morning. These frames were filmed by the news editorial group. The SafeEcoBot resource also reports a deterioration in air quality. The capital's authorities have not yet named the cause of the smog. At the same time, social networks suggest that this is smoke from fires caused by Russian strikes. And at least twice since the start of the day, Russians attacked the Kharkiv region. At night, the strike hit Zolochiv, and in the morning, a road near Karasivka. As a result of the attacks, two women were injured, and private houses, outbuildings, and power grids were damaged. This was reported by the settlement administration. Three people were wounded due to Russian shelling of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region over the past day. Nearly two dozen private houses, an apartment building, and cars were damaged, Vadym Lyakh, head of the city administration, reported on Facebook. One person died and four were wounded as a result of Russian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia district. Overall, over the past day, the occupiers carried out more than 900 shellings of populated areas. In particular, they carried out twenty air strikes. They damaged infrastructure objects, housing, cars, and outbuildings, Ivan Fedorov reported on social media.