Ukraine says Russian strikes kill 2 in Dnipropetrovsk region

Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region was under a "massive attack" early Saturday, the governor said, reporting strikes in Dnipro and Pavlograd. This comes after Lysak said Friday that Russian overnight strikes killed two people in Dnipropetrovsk.

"The region is under a massive attack. Explosions are being heard," Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. He also warned residents to take cover.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Dnipropetrovsk region had been largely spared from intense fighting. But on Tuesday, Kyiv admitted that Russian forces had entered the area, shortly after Moscow asserted its troops had secured a foothold there.