At least 17 people were killed and nearly 300 injured after Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine\u2019s Dnipropetrovsk region, including a strike that damaged a passenger train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhiy Lysak, Russian ballistic missiles struck infrastructure, as well as educational, medical, and administrative buildings\u2014primarily in the regional capital of Dnipro. Nearly 50 high-rise residential buildings were also damaged in the strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attacks left 17 dead and 279 injured, including 29 children, Lysak said. Nearly 100 people remain hospitalized, several of them in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the missiles struck a factory as a passenger train carrying more than 500 people was passing nearby. At least five train cars were damaged, and several passengers were injured by broken glass, though no fatalities were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for a \u201csignificant strengthening\u201d of sanctions against Russia following the attacks, stating that Russia cannot manufacture ballistic missiles and other weapons without external support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know exactly what we are fighting for \u2014 and it is the protection of life,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cRussia knows exactly why it continues this war \u2014 and it is a complete disregard for life and an attempt to cleanse our land of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n