Dnipro: Five killed by Russian missile strike in central Ukraine

A further 47 people are injured, after blasts rocked the city of Dnipro early on Wednesday morning.

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A further 47 people were injured in the blast early on Wednesday morning, regional governor Serhii Lysak wrote on Telegram. Officials said shops, schools and hospitals were damaged by the strike.

Mr Lysak described the attack as "vicious". Footage shared on social media showed a large plume of smoke and fire erupting from buildings after the blast.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack and renewed his appeal to Western allies to supply his government with further air defence systems.

"Only two things can stop this Russian terror – modern air defence systems and the long-range capabilities of our weapons," he wrote on social media.

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