Death toll from Russian strike on Dnipro rises to 15 as another three bodies recovered from rubble – video

Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of two women and a man from under the rubble of a destroyed building in Dnipro, bringing the death toll from the Russian strike to 15.

Source: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov on Facebook

Details: As of 16:00, the number of people killed in the Russian overnight strike on Dnipro had risen to 15. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of two women and a man from under the rubble of a building.

Earlier, 12 fatalities had been reported, including two children. Another 37 people were injured, and 22 of them were hospitalised.

"They have shrapnel wounds, fractures, lacerations and cuts, as well as blast injuries and acoustic trauma," Hanzha said.

Filatov added that 3 June has been declared a day of mourning in Dnipro.

Background: Russian forces attacked Dnipro on the night of 1-2 June. Fires broke out across the city and extensive destruction was recorded. Earlier reports indicated that nine people had been killed, including a rescue worker who was on his way to an emergency call and a boy aged about 2.

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