Overnight on Sept. 22, Russia simultaneously hit industrial facilities in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad with ballistic missiles. Two people were killed in Dnipro, several more injured, and search-and-rescue operations are ongoing.
Overnight into Sept. 22, Russia launched a combined strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region, simultaneously hitting industrial facilities in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Pavlohrad. According to preliminary data from monitoring channels and Ukraine's Air Force, around four missiles struck Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih each, with at least three more hitting Pavlohrad. Two people were killed in Dnipro as a result of the strike, and several more were injured — rescuers are still clearing rubble at the site of a destroyed enterprise, where, according to the regional administration head, people may still be trapped. Volunteers Support Ukraine extends its condolences to the families of the dead and injured.
Ukraine's Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat around 2 a.m., after which explosions were heard in Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih's Defense Council, said the city was under attack by ballistic missiles and warned that further strikes were possible.
Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said Russian forces had simultaneously struck industrial enterprises in three cities of the region, sparking large fires at the targeted sites.
The number of casualties in Dnipro rose throughout the morning: initial reports mentioned only injuries, before officials confirmed two fatalities. Rescuers stress that people may still be under the rubble of the destroyed enterprise, so work at the site continues.
At the same time, air raid alerts and strikes also affected Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, and Poltava regions — making this one of the largest combined strikes on multiple Ukrainian regions in recent memory.
Residents of the three cities spent the night in shelters, as the air raid alert lasted for hours and the attack came in waves — first drones, then ballistic and other types of missiles.
Dnipropetrovsk region has already suffered repeated mass strikes on industrial sites throughout 2026, and each such attack means more destroyed enterprises, more injured workers, and more families in need of help.
Volunteers Support Ukraine continues helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow. Every night like this is a reminder of just how vulnerable even large industrial cities far from the front line remain.
