Key facts
- A Russian attack on a gas station in Shyroke, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killed three people.
Russian attack kills 3, including rescue worker and son, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
IN SHORT
A Russian strike on a gas station in Shyroke, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killed three people, including an emergency worker and his eight-year-old son. Six others were injured and hospitalized. The attack is part of a pattern of Russian strikes targeting gas stations to disrupt Ukrainian logistics.
Key Numbers
3people killed in attack
8child's age among victims
6people injured
11people injured (alternative count)
30kilometers south of Kryvyi Rih
Who's Involved
Oleksandr Hanzha
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
State Emergency Service
Reported attack fatalities and injuries
Anastasia Prots
Ukrainska Pravda reporter
↳ Why This Matters
The attack highlights the ongoing civilian toll of the Russia-Ukraine war and Russia's strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure to disrupt Ukrainian logistics and morale.