“Unfortunately, there are dead people: currently 17 are known to have died. My condolences to the family and friends. More than 100 people are injured. Help is being provided to everyone,” the president said.
In Kyiv, 13 locations in four districts suffered from enemy shelling, said the head of the Kyiv OVA Timur Tkachenko. Four people died, including a 12-year-old child. 60 Kiev residents were injured, including four children. Now 30 people have been taken to medical institutions, where they are receiving medical care.
In Odessa, as a result of an enemy attack on a residential building, eight people were killed and 16 more were injured. In total, 22 people were injured in the city as a result of massive shelling, reports the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
In Dnieper, according to the latest data, five people were killed and 26 people were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
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On the night of April 16, the Russian armed forces carried out a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine using various types of missiles and drones. Kyiv, Dnieper, Odessa, Kharkov and other regions were under attack.
During the day from 7.00 on April 15 to 7.00 on April 16, the Russian army carried out two waves of combined attacks, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
The Russian Federation launched 44 missiles – 19 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles, five Iskander-K cruise missiles. Also attacked with 659 drones.
Previously, Ukraine's air defense destroyed 31 missiles (19 X-101, eight Iskander-M/S-400, four Iskander-K), as well as 636 drones.
