Six Injured in Dnipropetrovsk Region as Strike Hits Near Gas Station

A Russian attack near a gas station in the Krynichanska community wounded six people, including a child and a pregnant woman, and damaged a bus transporting 40 children. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied The aftermath of a strike near a gas station in the Dnipropetrovsk region. (Photo by Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration/Telegram) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian forces targeted the Krynichanska community in the Dnipropetrovsk region, striking near a gas station and wounding six people. According to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha , a truck caught fire and a bus carrying approximately 40 children was damaged during the attack. The children had managed to exit the vehicle just before the strike and were evacuated to safety to work with psychologists. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Among the injured is a 10-year-old boy, who was hospitalized in moderate condition. Five adults were also hospitalized, including a 21-year-old pregnant woman. One 40-year-old woman is reportedly in serious condition, while the others are in moderate condition. This attack is part of a broader surge in violence across Ukraine on Sunday, May 3. Earlier in the day, strikes on port and civilian infrastructure in Odesa killed two people and injured five others . In the Sumy region, an FPV drone destroyed a police vehicle in Bilopillia, leaving two officers with serious injuries, one of whom remains in critical condition. These incidents follow a massive overnight assault involving 268 drones and ballistic missiles that impacted at least 15 locations nationwide. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.