Russian Attack on Pavlohrad Wounds 12, Damages Apartment Block

A Russian attack on Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region wounded 12 people on Wednesday, local authorities said, as emergency crews responded to a fire and damage to civilian buildings.

Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said on Telegram that Russian forces struck the city, damaging a multi-story apartment building and triggering a fire.

Initial reports listed four wounded: a 13-year-old boy and three men aged 43, 44 and 79. Officials said they would receive outpatient treatment.

The regional prosecutor’s office  later said the number of wounded had risen to seven and reported damage to an apartment building, an administrative building and an enterprise.

By late evening, Hanzha said the number of injured had increased to 12. A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition, while the other victims received necessary medical assistance.

Pavlohrad, a city in the Dnipropetrovsk region, has repeatedly come under Russian strikes as Moscow continues to target Ukrainian cities far from the front line with drones, missiles and artillery.