Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Hit Dnipro and Surrounding Areas, Leaving 26 Wounded

This was reported by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration head Oleksandr Hanzha on May 18.

Hanzha said Russian troops attacked the region using missiles, drones, artillery, and guided aerial bombs.

The heaviest damage was reported in the city of Dnipro, where strikes hit residential and civilian infrastructure, damaging apartment blocks, private homes, a religious institution, a university building, businesses, and vehicles. Eighteen people were injured in the city alone.

In the surrounding Dnipro district, the attack sparked a fire and damaged several homes and cars. Two women were wounded, including a 76-year-old resident who was hospitalized.

Additional destruction was reported in the Samar district, where a residential building, administrative facility, and vehicles caught fire following the strikes. An agricultural enterprise was also damaged.

In Kryvyi Rih, Russian attacks damaged industrial infrastructure and a local enterprise. Two men, aged 36 and 40, were hospitalized in moderate condition.

The Kamianske district also came under attack, with homes and vehicles sustaining damage. A 74-year-old woman was injured and is expected to recover on an outpatient basis.

Meanwhile, in the Synelnykove district, Russian strikes damaged homes and left a 65-year-old man hospitalized in moderate condition.

Attacks also targeted communities in the Nikopol area, including Chervonohryhorivka, Myrove, Pokrovske, and Marhanets. A gas station was damaged, while two women aged 32 and 46 sustained injuries.

Overall, according to State Emergence Service, the Russian forces used 524 attack drones and 22 missiles of various types in this strike, including ballistic and cruise missiles.

Earlier, a United Nations humanitarian convoy marked with UN insignia was struck by drone attacks in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, with Kyiv attributing responsibility to Russian forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the convoy came under fire twice and accused Russian forces of intentionally targeting the humanitarian mission.

“The Russians could not have failed to know who they were targeting,” Zelenskyy stated, pointing to the clearly visible UN markings on the vehicles.

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