Ukraine war: Missile strikes residential building in Dnipro

At slightest 5 radical are understood to person been injured aft missiles deed 2 buildings successful the eastbound Ukrainian metropolis of Dnipro.

A BBC squad connected the crushed confirmed the apical level of a ample residential operation artifact was astir wholly destroyed successful the onslaught connected Friday evening.

A gathering belonging to Ukraine's information services (SBU) was besides hit, according president Volodymyr Zelensky.

He blamed "Russian rocket terror" for the harm to the buildings.

Mr Zelensky posted a video connected Telegram showing fume rising from damaged buildings and a occurrence astatine thoroughfare level.

He said helium had convened exigency meetings with the SBU, interior ministry, exigency services and section officials pursuing the incident.

Regional Governor Serhiy Lysak said that 2 children, aged 14 and 17, were among the injured. He added that they were being treated astatine home.

The latest onslaught marked the 3rd clip the SBU gathering had been targeted by Russia, according to Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.

Both buildings were mostly empty, helium said, adding that the residential gathering had precocious been completed and units were being enactment up for sale.

It comes aft Russia said connected Friday it had intercepted 2 Ukrainian missiles implicit its confederate Rostov region, bordering Ukraine.

Moscow said 15 radical were wounded by debris falling successful the confederate larboard metropolis of Taganrog.

The Russian defence ministry said the archetypal S-200 rocket was aimed astatine "residential infrastructure" successful the metropolis of astir 250,000 people.

Shortly after, it said it downed a 2nd S-200 rocket adjacent the metropolis of Azov, with debris falling successful an unpopulated area.

Rostov portion Governor Vasily Golubev said 15 radical suffered "light injuries" from shards successful an detonation adjacent the "Chekhov Garden" cafe successful cardinal Taganrog.

Taganrog is located connected the seashore of the Sea of Azov and astir 25 miles (40km) from the borderline with Ukraine.

The metropolis is besides connected a roadworthy starring to the larboard metropolis of Mariupol, the strategical larboard metropolis devastated by Russian shelling.