Russia launched a missile strike on Dnipro: at least four killed and dozens injured, December 2 — day of mourning
A morning Russian missile strike on Dnipro killed people and left dozens injured. Residential buildings and infrastructure in the city were damaged. An official day of mourning has been declared.
By Oleg Bazylewicz
December 1, 2025 · 1 min read
Morning strike on the city
On the morning of December 1, Russia carried out a missile strike on Dnipro. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA), Vladyslav Haivanenko, there are dead and injured. The strike hit a service station and several enterprises, with damage sustained at the site.
Emergency response to the attack is underway: rescuers, medical teams, law enforcement and other services are involved.
Initial casualty report
As of 11:45 there were three dead and eight wounded.
The Air Forces clarified that before the strike, at 10:10, a warning was issued about the possible use of ballistic missiles from the area of Russia's Taganrog.
Updated information on the aftermath
At 12:20
The number of wounded rose to 15. Three were receiving outpatient treatment, the rest were in hospitals. Six of the wounded were in serious condition.
At 12:50
There were now four dead and 22 wounded.
At 13:40
Rescuers reported 27 wounded. Dnipro mayor Borys Filatov said Russia struck with a ballistic missile almost in the city center. Four apartment buildings were damaged — over 200 windows were blown out.
Also destroyed were a school building, a charity organization's warehouse and a number of non-residential premises. More than fifty utility workers and heavy machinery are working at the site: loaders, tow trucks, dump trucks.
A day of mourning declared in Dnipro
Mayor Borys Filatov signed an order declaring December 2 a day of mourning for the victims.
At 14:25
Haivanenko stated that the number of those affected had risen to 40 people. Most of them are in hospitals. Eleven wounded are in serious condition. The OVA clarified that search-and-rescue operations have been completed.
