The search in the ruins is ongoing, and the number of dead is rising. 20 people have now been confirmed dead, reports the AFP news agency. At least 73 are injured and a dozen people are missing. The Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday were the biggest in two weeks. Ukraine’s air force says 25 of 38 Russian missiles launched at the country were shot down yesterday. Block of flats collapsed Russia directed a new attack wave with cruise missiles against Ukraine on Saturday, and explosions have also been reported in other parts of the country, including Kyiv, where the air defense has been put into action. Local authorities also report that infrastructure has been hit in Kharkiv and Lviv. Dnipro is the fourth largest city in Ukraine and is located southeast of Kyiv, on the river of the same name. A nine-story apartment block was hit and collapsed, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s office. An apartment block has been hit and collapsed. Photo: STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE / Reuters Six children are said to be among those affected, the local authorities say about those who have come to hospital from the collapsed building. Survivors have also been extracted from the ruins of the block of flats. 15 people should have been rescued, says a spokesperson for the Ukrainian president, according to the BBC. The rescue workers hear screams from inside the collapsed buildings, Ukrainian media reports. Thick fog over the city On Saturday evening, Ukraine’s energy minister tells journalists that the next few days will be difficult for the country, after several parts of the energy supply have been hit by Russian attacks. – Rocket attacks against facilities with critical infrastructure are ongoing in Kyiv, government advisor Kyrylo Tymoshenko writes on Telegram on Saturday morning. According to the Ministry of Energy, power cuts have been introduced in large parts of the country due to the damage to the energy supply. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitaliy Klitschko, says the east side of the city has been hit by attacks. Several power plants are located there. People are asked to stay in shelters. The mayor of Kyiv says remnants of incoming missiles have fallen in the Holosiivskij district, over an uninhabited area. No people are affected, says Klitschko. According to CNN, a thick fog has settled over much of the city. This makes it difficult to identify exactly where the attack hit. No injuries have yet been reported following the attack. Ukrainian authorities report explosions in Kyiv and that a Russian attack against the city’s infrastructure is underway. The explosions were heard around 6 p.m. local time on Saturday. – A fire broke out in a critical infrastructure facility. Response teams are on site. So far, no injuries have been reported, says the head of the Kyiv region military administration, Oleksij Kuleba. The last time the Ukrainian capital was attacked was New Year’s Eve. Unclear who is behind the explosions It is not yet clear whether the explosions are due to the attacks or Ukraine’s air defense. Oleksandr Pavliuk, a Kyiv-based commander in the Ukrainian army, says the explosions in Kyiv were not caused by Russian attacks. “The explosions are not connected to the threat from the air force or air force, or to any military actions. If there was a threat you would have heard the alarm. The cause of the explosions will be reported separately,” writes Pavliuk on Telegram. There were fires in the area where the block collapsed after the attack, photos from the scene show. Photo: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER / Reuters Explosions in Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv Two other Ukrainian cities also report explosions early Saturday. Ukrainian government officials say explosions were heard in southeast Zaporizhzhya and northeast Kharkiv. “The enemy is attacking Zaporizhzhya again. No detailed information yet about explosions or damage,” writes Zaporizhzhia city council secretary Anatolii Kurtev on Telegram. Rescue workers search a collapsed block of flats. Several have been confirmed dead, and dozens are in hospital. Photo: VITALII MATOKHA / AFP Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov says Russia has fired four S-300 missiles, two of which hit the city. One of the missiles hit close to the thermal power plant in Kharkiv, but is said not to have damaged the power plant.
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