The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, inspected a five-story apartment building in Dnipro that was damaged by a massive nighttime missile attack.
The Head of State was reported on the elimination of the consequences of the strike. Two floors of the building were completely destroyed. Nearby buildings and the railway station were also damaged. Two psychological aid centers were set up for people at the site.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the rescuers who are still eliminating the consequences of the Russian shelling and thanked them and all those who helped the victims.
Eight people were killed in the Russian attack on the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak reported on this to the Head of State during a security meeting. A locomotive depot was also damaged in Dnipro. Several infrastructure facilities were destroyed in the region's communities.
During the meeting, the President of Ukraine discussed with the regional authorities, military command, and government officials the strengthening of air defense, construction of defense facilities, preparation for the new school year and arrangement of school shelters.
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, said that the construction of the main water supply system in the Dnipro region has been completed after the Russian occupiers blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam.
The Deputy Head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma presented the possibilities of decentralization of energy supply of the region. The issue of providing hospitals with alternative sources of heat was also discussed.
