Ukraine war: Chances of more survivors from Dnipro strike minimal - mayor - BBC

The politician of Dnipro has warned determination whitethorn beryllium nary further survivors aft Saturday's Russian rocket onslaught connected an flat gathering successful the eastbound Ukrainian city.

The onslaught near 23 dormant portion a further 43 are missing, metropolis officials said.

Dnipro politician Borys Filatov said determination was "minimal" accidental of uncovering anyone other alive.

Speaking to authorities TV successful Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that subject operations were going to plan.

Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa were besides deed connected Saturday successful attacks which Moscow said were targeted astatine Ukraine's subject and vigor infrastructure.

The devastating onslaught successful Dnipro deed the entranceway of a nine-storey building, turning respective floors into smouldering rubble.

Mykola Lukashuk, caput of the determination council, said exigency services person been capable to rescue 38 people.

Around 72 were injured, including 14 children, Mr Lukashuk wrote connected Telegram.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called the rocket strikes "inhuman", adding that "Russia intentionally keeps connected committing warfare crimes against civilians".

Speaking connected authorities TV, Mr Putin said "everything is processing wrong the model of the program of the ministry of defence and the wide staff".

In his nightly code connected Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said debris clearance successful Dnipro would proceed each night: "We are warring for each person, each life."

It has been 2 weeks since the past question of Russian attacks connected Ukraine's powerfulness grid. In his code Mr Zelensky said vigor infrastructure successful the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions had been severely hit.

Following the attacks Ukrainian authorities vigor institution Ukrenergo temporarily imposed round-the-clock depletion limits for each regions. Ukrainian vigor curate German Galushchenko said the adjacent fewer days volition beryllium "difficult".

Western and Ukrainian officials person questioned whether Russia's "energy war" mightiness beryllium coming to an end, owed to a imaginable shortage of suitable missiles and suggestions that the strategy has yet to interruption Ukraine's spirit.

Russia's rocket barrage came connected the aforesaid time that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his authorities would springiness Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv's equipped forces successful a bid to assistance "push Russian troops back".

In response, Moscow said providing much weapons to Ukraine would pb to intensified Russian operations and much civilian casualties.