Russian strikes on Dnipro and Kharkiv hit hospital, homes and police station, injuring dozens
Russian missiles and guided bombs damaged a hospital in Kharkiv and hit residential and police buildings in Dnipro, leaving at least 46 injured in Kharkiv alone and prompting rescue operations in both cities.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight into 3 November hit civilian areas as well as critical infrastructure, damaging a hospital in Kharkiv and striking residential and police buildings in Dnipro.
In Kharkiv, authorities reported that Russia used guided aerial bombs and ballistic missiles during the night. A strike hit a medical facility in the Nemishlyanskyi district, landing on a passageway between hospital buildings. One of the hospital’s departments was damaged, windows were blown out in four multi-apartment residential buildings, and ten cars were damaged.
Officials in Kharkiv said 46 people were injured in the attack, and 200 people were evacuated from the hospital building. The strike shows how medical infrastructure in frontline regions remains within reach of high-explosive weapons.
Dnipro and the surrounding area were also hit. Regional authorities said that during the night, Russian forces struck critical infrastructure in Dnipro and in the Kryvyi Rih district. In the morning, there were further strikes on Dnipro that damaged residential buildings and left people wounded.
In the Samarskyi district of Dnipro, local officials reported hits on a thermal power plant, a residential quarter and a police department. A hospital in the district was also damaged. A search-and-rescue operation is under way at the strike site.
Early updates from Dnipro reported five people injured in the Samarskyi district, including two men aged 80 and 81 in serious condition.
Separately, a Kh-101 cruise missile attack on Dnipro left part of a residential apartment building partially collapsed. It was unclear whether the damage came from a direct hit or from debris. Reports from the scene suggested civilians might be trapped under the rubble.
These strikes came as part of a broader Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure that included missile and drone strikes on thermal power plants and other key facilities in multiple regions.
Key developments to watch now are updated casualty figures from Dnipro and Kharkiv, information on any people rescued from the damaged residential buildings, and local decisions on reinforcing or redistributing essential services such as hospitals and police facilities in areas within range of further strikes.
Sources
- OSINT