Russian President’s Press Secretary Peskov denied on the 16th that the Russian army had attacked a residential building in Dnipro, Ukraine.
Russian media quoted Peskov as saying that the targets of Russian military strikes are Ukrainian military targets and they will not attack Ukrainian residential buildings. He also said that many people in Ukraine have stated that the partial collapse of this residential building in Dnipro City was caused by Ukrainian air defense missiles intercepting Russian missiles.
On the evening of the 14th, an adviser to the Ukrainian President’s Office Arestovich stated in a video program that an incoming Russian missile was shot down by the Ukrainian air defense system and fell into a residential building in the city of Dnipro and exploded. .
According to Ukrainian media reports, a residential building in Dnipro City was hit by a missile on the 14th. Part of the residential building collapsed and caused casualties. The Ukrainian military said Russian missiles hit the residential building. According to the news released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Situations Agency, as of 21:00 local time on the 16th, the incident has caused 40 deaths. 77 injuries, and many others are missing.