Four people were killed and 21 injured in a Russian drone attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, said the regional director of the region in the region.
Serhiy Lysak said a restaurant complex and several residential buildings were on fire after the attack on Friday.
He added that “the enemy sent more than 20 drones into the city and that” most of them were shot down “.
Later pictures and videos appeared and showed firefighters who combat large fires who had smashed the beaten buildings and on the streets of smashed glass and other rubble.
Overnight, air sirens were sounded in several other Ukrainian regions, including The Capital, Kyiv,. It was not immediately clear whether there were victims.
In the meantime, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian drones were either intercepted or shot down across the Western Belgorod region.
In his video address on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Russia again accused the Ukrainian energy infrastructure – under violation of a temporary moratorium that was agreed in discussions with the USA at the beginning of this month.
Moscow has also repeatedly held Ukraine responsible for attacking the Russia’s energy sector.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that Ukraine be temporarily brought under UN control at the beginning of this week To choose what he described as a “more competent” government.
The recent attempt by the Kremlin was viewed to question the legitimacy of the Kyiv government – a step that is widespread by the allies of Ukraine.
Ukraine accused Putin of proposing “crazy” ideas to delay the further movement in the direction of a ceasefire contract, which consent to US President Donald Trump.
Washington said on Tuesday that the two sides had agreed to a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea.
But Russia then presented a list of conditions, including the abolition of some western sanctions, which expressed concerns that Moscow tried to derail all movements in the direction of a ceasefire.
In a separate development, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France and Great Britain were driving plans for a “reassurance” in Ukraine.
The proposal was discussed in Paris at a summit of the “Coalition of the will” – the allies of Ukraine from more than 30 countries.
Russia has repeatedly warned that the use of European troops in Ukraine would be unacceptable and that such forces would be considered a legitimate goal by the Kremlin.
Russia started a complete invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow is currently checking about 20% of the Ukrainian area.
