STORY: Four people were killed and at least 27 injured after a Russian attack hit Dnipro and an apartment building collapsed, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on Saturday (April 25).

Thick columns of black smoke could be seen streaming into the sky on Saturday morning, as local media warned residents in the city about worsening air quality.

A Reuters reporter saw a Russian drone being destroyed in the sky over the ruined apartment block as rescuers were working in the rubble.

At the destroyed apartment block in Dnipro, residents were stricken with grief and rage.

"May their children sleep in their warm beds in Russia, and may everything be all right for them. Let them watch as Russia 'liberates' us of our apartments and houses," said 37-year-old Alona Katrushova, who lives in the building opposite.

She looked on in her dressing gown as those living next door were hauled out from the rubble. Saturday is her husband Oleh's birthday.

"It's like being given a second life," Oleh said after surviving the attack, although the couple's apartment was damaged.

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with 619 drones and 47 missiles, Ukraine's air force said on Saturday, adding that several regions were hit, with the southeastern city of Dnipro being the main target.

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SHOWS: DNIPRO, UKRAINE (APRIL 25, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING FROM FIRES / CARS ON ROAD

2. DRONE FLYING IN SKY / DRONE BEING SHOT DOWN / MAN IN MILITARY UNIFORM LOOKING AT SKY NEAR DESTROYED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

3. RESCUERS CARRYING BODY

4. RESCUERS PULLING OUT BODY FROM DESTROYED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

5. RESCUERS CARRYING BODY

6. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS CLEARING DEBRIS

7. RESCUER WORKING IN DUST

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 37-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, ALONA KATRUSHOVA, SAYING:

"Russia... I don’t know how to call them. God forbid that anyone should ever have to go through what we’ve been through. May their children sleep in their warm beds in Russia, and may everything be all right for them. Let them watch as Russia 'liberates' us of our apartments and houses."

9. POLICE OFFICERS HELPING MAN TO WALK

10. POLICE OFFICERS AND MEDICS PUTTING MAN ON STRETCHER

11. MEDICS TAKING MAN TO AMBULANCE

12. POLICE OFFICER CARRYING BAGS AND CAGE WITH BIRD / WOMAN WALKING WITH BAGS AND MAN CARRYING DOG

13. VARIOUS OF CLEARING DEBRIS

14. VARIOUS OF BOY STANDING NEAR DAMAGED BUILDING

15. BUILDING COLLAPSING

16. 74-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, ANATOLII HETMAN, WALKING ON RUBBLE IN HIS APARTMENT

17. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 74-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, ANATOLII HETMAN, SAYING:

"Can you imagine the force of the explosion? It was so loud. I was lying down when the first blast went off. Debris started raining down on me, and the balcony was blown away. I think.... and was the second one. I’d just grabbed a cigarette and gone into the toilet. And the last blast—it went off right next to me, and everything came crashing down. If I hadn’t gone to the toilet, I don’t know if I’d still be alive."

18. VARIOUS OF HETMAN SITING ON RUBBLE

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 74-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, ANATOLII HETMAN, SAYING:

"As I understand it, all we need is a peace (deal) to end this bloodbath. For fuck’s sake. Do not let it last until the last Ukrainian has been wiped out... Donbas is already a scorched land. He (Russian president Vladimir Putin) said, 'Zaporizhzhia... I’ll burn these towns to the ground.' And that’s exactly what’s happening. Here you have it - the Russian forces’ summer offensive has begun."

20. TOP VIEW OF PEOPLE CARRYING BAGS ON STREET

21. CHILD WALKING ON RUBBLE

22. RESCUERS CLEARING DEBRIS

23. MAN CARRYING DOG

24. 37-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, ALONA KATRUSHOVA, STANDING NEXT TO WOMAN WITH CHILD

25. VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICER HELPING WOMAN TO WALK

26. KATRUSHOVA AT DAMAGED APARTMENT / 42-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, OLEH KATRUSHOV, COMING / REPORTER SAYING: "Do you have a birthday? Congratulations!" AND KATRUSHOV SAYING: "Thank you. The 'presents' were nice."

REPORTER ASKING: "How is the birthday?"

KATRUSHOV SAYING: "It's like (being given) a second life"

27. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) 42-YEARS-OLD RESIDENT OF DAMAGED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, OLEH KATRUSHOV, SAYING:

"I’d certainly like it all (the war) to be over soon. We’ve been waiting for this for a long time. When will it happen? No one knows."

28. VARIOUS OF RESCUERS CLEARING DEBRIS