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One person killed, 17 injured in Russian attack on Dnipro; homes, a hospital, and a hospice damaged

On November 3, Russian forces attacked the city of Dnipro. Medical facilities were struck, including a hospice housing elderly, terminally ill patients. One fatality and 17 injuries have been reported; the injured include two law enforcement officers.

Three of the injured men are in serious condition. According to the police, two law enforcement officers are among the 17 people wounded.

During the search-and-rescue operation, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble; she is currently receiving necessary medical care. Rescuers are also working to recover the body of the person who was killed.

The attack damaged buildings belonging to a primary healthcare center and a city hospital, where nearly 100 patients were present at the time of the strike. None of the patients or medical staff were harmed. The patients are being transferred to other hospitals.