Five killed, 25 injured in Russian strike on Dnipro
The Russian military launched a strike on the city of Dnipro on April 14, 2026, leaving two people dead and 15 others injured, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration and Ukraine’s Air Force.
Hanzha reported that a fire broke out at the attack site. Rescue workers and other emergency services are working there.
“Four people were killed, 25 were injured – these are the consequences of the enemy attack on Dnipro. 21 people were hospitalized. 10 are in serious condition. The victims have blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, lacerations, and fractures,” Hanzha said.
In other war-related news, Israel allowed the vessel ABINSK to enter the port of Haifa. The vessel is carrying a cargo of Ukrainian wheat stolen by Russian occupying authorities from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
As reported by Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist for the SeaKrime project of the “Myrotvorets” Center, the vessel ABINSK had been waiting for permission to enter the Israeli port since March 23. Permission was granted on April 14, after which the ship was accepted in Haifa. On board are 43,765.18 tons of stolen wheat.
Meanwhile, World Aquatics lifted all sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes in aquatic sports, while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians and wage an unprovoked war against Ukraine. Thus, from now on, Russians and Belarusians will be able to compete in international tournaments with full rights, including the use of national symbols. This decision applies to swimming, diving, artistic swimming, high diving, and water polo.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine has condemned World Aquatics’ decision to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to use state symbols.
“Sport should unite around fair rules and respect for life. The return of the flag of a country that despises these rules and systematically destroys [life] is a disturbing signal for the entire sports community,” emphasized Minister Matviy Bidnyi.
The Ministry emphasized that this decision devalues the memory of over 650 Ukrainian athletes who will never compete again, specifically because of the armed aggression of Russia.
“Today, our athletes train under shelling, and against this backdrop, any talk of ‘neutrality’ or the return of the aggressor’s attributes looks shameful and detached from reality. We call on the international community not to become accomplices in the legitimization of aggression through the sporting successes of athletes who are actually part of the Russian propaganda machine,” the statement reads.
