As reported by Oleksandr Hanža, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, a fire broke out in the city after the attack, and information about casualties was being clarified at that time.
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Later, Mykola Lukašuk, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council, confirmed that the strike hit a shopping center. Local media indicate that it was the “Novyj Kontinent” shopping center.
According to later data, two people were injured in the attack.
Images posted on social networks show smoke and flames pouring out of the shopping center. Local channels report that the building was severely, possibly almost completely, destroyed, but this information has not yet been officially confirmed.
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The “Novyj Kontinent” shopping center is located in Dnipro, on Peremohy Quay.
Rescue services remained at the scene to extinguish the fire and eliminate the consequences of the attack.