Russia Turns Dnipro Hospitals Into Rubble, Forcing Evacuation of Terminally Ill Patients

Russian forces launched attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in the early morning, killing at least one person and injuring 17 others, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.

Hanzha reported that the strikes damaged residential buildings and several medical facilities, including an outpatient clinic and a municipal hospital.

Nearly 100 patients were receiving treatment at the hospital when the attack occurred. According to the regional governor, none of the patients or medical personnel were injured, although authorities began transferring patients to other hospitals following the damage.

Emergency responders were also working to recover the body of a person killed in the attack from beneath the rubble.

Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov added that nearly 50 terminally ill patients were being evacuated from a severely damaged hospice to other municipal hospitals. The oldest patient is 90 years old.

Filatov noted that the city had recently renovated the hospice's patient rooms and other medical facilities. The institution was one of the few in Dnipro providing specialized care for both local residents and internally displaced Ukrainians.

According to the mayor, the renovated facility was destroyed by a Russian missile strike.

Beyond the damage to healthcare infrastructure, the attack affected at least 20 residential buildings, leaving some partially destroyed.

Several educational and cultural institutions were also damaged, including a gymnasium, kindergarten, music school, library, and the Enerhetyk Palace of Culture. An outpatient clinic established with World Bank support was also affected.

Filatov reported that more than 1,000 windows were shattered across the city, while doors and radiators were torn out in some buildings.

The strikes also damaged a water intake facility, disrupting the water supply to the older part of the Prydniprovsk district. Municipal authorities are working to identify a technical solution to restore services.

Emergency responders, municipal workers, charitable organizations, and city service representatives remain at the affected locations, carrying out recovery operations and assisting residents.

The attack on Dnipro came amid a broader wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine on November 3, which also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

A Russian airstrike struck a hospital complex in Kharkiv, injuring 73 people, as Moscow carried out a large-scale overnight assault involving ballistic and cruise missiles alongside 289 drones, including 120 jet-powered Shaheds.

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