Russian Strike Hits University Dormitory in Dnipro, Injuring Two

Russian forces targeted a dormitory at Dnipro National University on Sunday, injuring at least two people and damaging a building housing both students and displaced persons. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied The dormitory of Dnipro National University, damaged after a Russian attack, May 3. (Photo by Dnipro Regional State Administration/Telegram) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian troops launched a targeted strike on the city of Dnipro on the afternoon of Sunday, May 3, hitting a dormitory of the Dnipro National University. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported that the facility provides housing for both students and internally displaced persons. According to preliminary data, two people were injured in the attack. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Emergency responders are currently on the scene, evacuating individuals who were in the building’s shelter, while the surrounding structure and several nearby vehicles also sustained damage. This strike is part of a wider Russian offensive across Ukraine throughout the day. In Mykolaiv, a morning ballistic missile attack wounded five people and damaged 17 private homes and a multi-story building . Meanwhile, in Kryvyi Rih, a strike on a high-rise building ignited a fire and resulted in five hospitalizations. Those injured in Kryvyi Rih included two children suffering from smoke inhalation and three adults experiencing acute stress reactions. The escalation on Sunday follows an extensive overnight assault by Russian forces involving 268 drones and ballistic missiles . Earlier reports also confirmed a strike near a gas station in the Krynichanska community that wounded six people, including a pregnant woman and a 10-year-old boy who is in a moderate condition. Other Topics of Interest Baltic States and Finland Report Drone Threats Amid Russian Air Assault Residents in Latvia and Estonia were alerted to potential drone incursions early Sunday, while Finland investigated a confirmed airspace violation by an unidentified UAV near the Russian border. Further fatalities were reported in Odesa, where two people were killed, and in the Sumy region, where a drone strike left a police officer in a critical condition.