The number of injured individuals following a Russian strike on Dnipro has increased to 19, including three children, as reported by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional military administration. Among the injured are a six-year-old boy and a nine-month-old girl, both of whom are receiving outpatient care, while a 13-year-old boy has been hospitalized. Additionally, seven adults have also been admitted to medical facilities.
On the evening of May 21, Russian forces launched another attack on Dnipro, causing damage to two residential buildings. Initially, reports indicated that 11 individuals had sustained injuries.
Russian military operations have consistently targeted Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure using various types of weaponry, including drones, missiles, and multiple rocket launch systems. These actions have drawn condemnation from Ukrainian authorities and international organizations, which classify them as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation.
Officials assert that the strikes on essential services and healthcare facilities aim to deprive the population of electricity, heating, water supply, communication, medical assistance, and other vital resources. Legal experts and human rights advocates have characterized these actions as indicative of genocidal intent, citing statements from Russian officials that deny the existence of Ukrainians as an ethnic group.
According to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which has been ratified by 149 countries, signatories are obligated to prevent and punish acts of genocide in both wartime and peacetime. The Convention defines genocide as actions intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Indicators of genocide include the killing of group members, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting living conditions calculated to bring about the group’s destruction, and forcibly transferring children from one group to another. Despite these allegations, the Russian leadership denies that its military is intentionally targeting civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and energy facilities.
A recent Russian attack on Dnipro has resulted in 19 injuries, including three children. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations have condemned the strikes as war crimes, highlighting the targeting of civilian infrastructure.