Russian forces launch massive drone attack on Dnipro; another person killed

Russians killed one person in a massive drone strike on Dnipro on the evening of April 29, 2025, according to the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak, public broadcaster “Suspilne Dnipro”, and Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov.

“A massive UAV attack on Dnipro. There are several fires in the city. Private houses have been damaged. One fatality has been reported so far. Information is being clarified,” Lysak wrote.

Filatov reported that five private houses were damaged after the latest attack on Dnipro. He confirmed that one person was killed, and another was injured.

On the evening of April 29, Russians also launched a massive attack on Kharkiv. Thirty people were reported injured.

Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council, confirmed that the girl had been retrieved from under the rubble of her own house in the Hubynykha hromada in the Samar District. Efforts were made to save the child, but she died on the way to the hospital.

Hubynyskyy Lyceum also announced the death of its student, Margarita Viktorivna Titarenko, who was killed as a result of a Russian strike on the house where she lived with her parents and younger sister.

“Since kindergarten, she showed herself to be a talented child. At the lyceum, she was a winner of creative competitions and academic olympiads, and an active participant in events at the cultural center. We will remember Margarita as a bright, sweet, kind, well-mannered, sociable, and friendly girl,” the lyceum wrote.

Margarita Titarenko

Lysak reported that a house and an outbuilding were partially destroyed in the hromadaі , and another house and garage were damaged.

Premises belonging to an agricultural business caught fire as a result of a UAV strike on the Slovianka hromada in the Synelnykove District.

The Russians struck the Velykomykhailivka hromada with a guided bomb. Information on the aftermath is being verified.

The Russians attacked the Nikopol district with artillery and FPV drones. The city of Nikopol and Marhanet and Pokrovske hromadas came under Russian fire. A 47-year-old woman has been injured and taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

Infrastructure facilities, two houses, an outbuilding and a power line were damaged in the Nikopol district.

Russians killed a man in a Russian drone attack on the Novopavlivka hromada in the Synelnykove District, in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in the evening on April 27, according to the Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak.

“As a result, a private house caught fire. A 34-year-old man sustained burns. He was being taken to the hospital to save him. But, unfortunately, his life ended on the way. The injuries proved to be too severe,” Lysak wrote. He reported that a 73-year-old woman was injured in the Nikopol District on that day as well.

On April 27, a Russian drone attack killed a man, injured a 14-year-old girl and caused severe damage in the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Lysak reported that Russian attacks destroyed overnight two apartment blocks in the city, and a fire broke out in one of the buildings.

In addition, the Verbky hromada in the Pavlohrad District suffered damage. A drone struck an agricultural facility there, killing 500 heads of cattle.

On Friday, 25 April, Russian armed forces attacked the Nikopol District, killing a resident of the district centre. According to Lysak, Russians targeted the Nikopol District with drones and artillery. The district center and the Chervonohryhorivka, Marhanets, and Pokrovske hromadas also came under fire.

Three women and a man were injured, and the premises of a business, an office building, a store, three houses, an outbuilding, a car, and a gas pipeline were damaged.

Later, Lysak reported that the 46-year-old man injured in Nikopol had died. He was taken to the hospital in a critical state. The doctors fought for his life but were unfortunately unable to save him.

On April 10, Russians launched a missile strike on the city of Dnipro, claiming the life of a 42-year-old man. People are reported to have been injured. Early reports indicated that three people were injured. Later, Lysak reported that a 42-year-old man had been killed in the missile strike.

On the evening of March 28th, the Russian army attacked Dnipro with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), resulting in multiple fires. According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, there are reports of four fatalities and 19 injuries.

Dnipro authorities noted on the afternoon of March 29 that the number of people injured in the attack on the city had risen to 24.

ZMINA continues to report on the ongoing international crimes in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. 

The Kremlin reported that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin had unilaterally declared a three-day “ceasefire” on the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.

In response to Putin’s announcement of another short “ceasefire,” the UN has stated that it wants to see an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine based on international law and the organization’s Charter.

“Our position remains the same, that we want to see an end to the war, but we need to see an end to the war that remains principled and consistent and firmly grounded in the UN Charter, in international law, in line with all the relevant resolutions,” Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said.

Dujarric emphasized that peace must be lasting and include the recognition of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

In response to a question regarding the participation of North Korean troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, which has been acknowledged by both the Russian Federation and North Korea, Dujarric responded briefly: “I think any internationalization of any conflict is not a move in the right direction.”