Russia Ukraine War: 29 people killed in Russian attack, efforts continue to rescue people buried in the debris

Dnipro. The death toll from a Russian missile attack on a residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 on Sunday. At the same time, rescue workers in Ukraine continued to struggle to extract living people from the debris. A Russian missile had landed on the building a day earlier. According to the city government, emergency service personnel continued to dig through the debris of the multi-storey building on a cold night.

According to the ‘Associated Press-Frontline War Crimes Watch Project’, this is the highest number of civilian casualties at one place after 30 September. Several cities in Ukraine were attacked by Russians on Saturday. The capital Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv were also targeted, ending two weeks of calm in Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and urban centres. Russia agreed to fire the missile on Sunday, but did not mention the residential building of Dnipro.

According to General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia fired 33 cruise missiles on Saturday, of which 21 were shot down. Cranes were used to rescue people trapped on the upper floors of a residential building in the city of Dnipro. About 1,700 people lived in this building. Some people signaled for help by lighting the flashlight of their mobile phones.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that at least 73 people were injured and 39 people had been rescued as of Sunday afternoon. The Dnipro government told on Sunday afternoon that 43 people are missing. Rescuers in Ukraine struggled to pull survivors from the rubble of a residential building in the southeastern city of Dnipro on Sunday.

A Russian missile had landed on the building a day before. Cranes were used to rescue people trapped on the upper floors of a residential building in the city of Dnipro. About 1700 people lived in this building. Some people signaled for help by turning on the flashlight of their mobile phones.

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