Ukraine war: Twenty injured after Russian strike on Dnipro

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Screengrab of footage that shows rescuers successful  Ukraine looking done  a smoking, ruined buildingImage source, Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters

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Footage shared by Ukrainian officials showed rescuers combing done rubble

By James FitzGerald

BBC News

Twenty radical person been injured - and it is feared that others are trapped - aft an alleged Russian onslaught successful Ukraine's cardinal metropolis of Dnipro.

Video shared by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed rescuers searching the remains of a two-storey building.

Another authoritative said 5 of the victims were children and that a antheral had been pulled from the rubble.

Explosions were besides reported successful different parts of Ukraine connected Saturday. Russia has not commented connected the latest events.

However, it has antecedently denied targeting civilians during its penetration of the neighbouring country.

Fires broke retired pursuing the alleged onslaught successful a bluish territory of Dnipro, according to the determination governor.

Serhiy Lysak added that 5 children were among the victims - with the information of 3 boys assessed arsenic being serious.

Seventeen of the 20 radical wounded successful the incidental were taken to hospital, helium said.

Explosions were reported successful different parts of the state connected Saturday.

Officials successful Sumy, successful the north, recorded 87 blasts arsenic a effect of Russian shelling, speaking of injuries and demolition of infrastructure.

More than a twelve explosions were besides reported successful the Russian-occupied confederate cities of Berdyansk and Melitopol, though details were scant.

In Russia itself, officials said earlier connected Saturday that 2 much radical were killed successful caller attacks successful the borderline portion of Belgorod.

Local authorities said Ukraine was to blame, though Ukraine itself said the deaths were the effect of Russia trying to people fighters who reason the authorities successful Moscow.

Kyiv denied having immoderate nonstop involvement, again saying the onslaught was mounted by Russian paramilitaries.

Also connected Saturday, Mr Zelensky said his state was acceptable to motorboat its long-promised counter-offensive against occupying Russian soldiers.

He told the Wall Street Journal that Ukraine inactive wanted definite weapons, but could not hold for months to person them.

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