Russian raids on Ukraine killed at least six people, officials announced Saturday. Subsequently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for new sanctions to be imposed on Moscow.

Published on: 04/25/2026 - 15:15

Intensive Russian raids targeted Ukraine, causing the deaths of at least six people, according to what officials reported on Saturday. Most of the victims fell as a result of the bombing of a residential building in the city of Dnipro in the east of the country, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to demand the imposition of new sanctions on Moscow.

On the other hand, Russia announced that at least one person was killed and three others were injured as a result of strikes targeting its territory.

The city of Dnipro, an industrial center, is located more than 100 kilometers from the front line extending across eastern and southern Ukraine, and was among the cities most affected in recent days as a result of a series of attacks.

For his part, Oleksandr Ganya, head of the military administration in the Dnepropetrovsk region, reported via the Telegram application that the Russian attacks during the night and morning resulted in the deaths of four people and the injury of 27 others.

Ghania explained that a 9-year-old boy was receiving treatment in outpatient clinics, while a 17-year-old girl was transferred to the hospital, where her condition was described as moderately serious.

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Ghanya accompanied his post with a video showing rescue personnel removing a body inside a black bag from the rubble of a small building while an excavator was removing the rubble.

Also in Dnipro, another Russian raid targeted a residential building, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to the official.

"A multi-storey building was severely damaged. The Russians struck the same targeted residential area during the night," he added.

In the Zaporizhzhya region (south), one person was killed and four injured as a result of a Russian drone strike that targeted a civilian minibus, according to what the head of the regional administration, Ivan Fedorov, announced on Telegram.

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, "Every strike of this kind must remind our partners that the situation requires immediate and decisive action and strengthening our air defenses as soon as possible."

He added, "We must also move towards imposing the 21st European sanctions package against Russia. The pause resulting from the obstruction of the passage of the 20th package gave the aggressor additional time to adapt. It is necessary to confront this."

France 24/AFP

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