Ukrainian officials called the attacks an act of “brutal terror” (Photo: Shutterstock)
Five civilians have been killed in Russian attacks on schools, nurseries, hospitals and a shopping mall in Ukraine.
At least 53 people, including a 14-year-old girl, were injured in the attack in the eastern city of Dnipro, authorities said.
On Wednesday morning, Putin’s forces attacked several districts using drones and missiles.
Three daycare centers and two schools were damaged, with windows blown out and debris strewn across classrooms.
A shopping mall was among the buildings damaged by the explosions (Photo: Shutterstock)
Victims said they were thrown to the ground by shock waves from the explosions (Photo: Shutterstock)
The explosions also damaged the intensive care unit of a children’s hospital and started a fire in another hospital.
In a shopping area, the windows of several buildings, including a shopping mall, were shot out, sending shards of glass flying out onto shoppers.
Georgii, an elderly man with a bandage around his nose and a bloody face, told Reuters news agency: “There was such a big explosion that the wave hit me and I fell.”
A day of mourning was held on Thursday in memory of the victims of what Ukrainian officials called a “brutal act of terror.”
A day of mourning was held for the victims on Thursday (Photo: Shutterstock)
The strikes also affected schools, daycare centers and hospitals (Photo: Shutterstock)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on allies to provide more anti-aircraft weapons and ease restrictions on Ukraine using its arsenal for attacks on Russian territory.
“Only two things can stop this Russian terror: modern air defense systems and the long-range capabilities of our weapons,” he said.
Meanwhile, three young Russian brothers were each sentenced to 17 years in prison for trying to flee to Ukraine.
Ioann, Alexei and Timofey Ashcheulov (24, 20 and 19) were arrested last July when they tried to cross the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Russian officials declined to comment on the strikes (Photo: Reuters)
According to the independent Russian news site Mediazona, Ioann said at his sentencing: “I believe that the Russian leadership, in the name of the Russian state, has committed a huge crime, the greatest of the 21st century.
He said he did not consider himself a “traitor to Russia” and saw his actions as “an attempt to stop this crime.”
He added: “I am not obliged to support everything the government of the country where I was born (does).”
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