Russian strike kills 2 in eastern Ukraine

Smoke billowed over Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, following a Russian missile strike on Tuesday, according to local authorities. President Volodymyr Zelensky, currently in New York advocating for Ukraine's position at the United Nations, was present in the region during the attack. For several months, Russia and Ukraine have been intensifying their long-range strikes, targeting a growing number of civilian sites, including factories, warehouses, energy and port infrastructure, as well as ships in the Black Sea.

On Tuesday, Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha reported via Telegram that the enemy had attacked four districts of the region with missiles, drones, and artillery. In Dnipro, warehouses and a business were severely damaged, resulting in at least two deaths and six injuries. Among the injured were a 25-year-old man in serious condition, and three individuals aged 35, 46, and 47, as well as a 51-year-old woman, in moderate condition.

A 57-year-old man will undergo outpatient treatment. Industrial sites were also targeted in Kryvyi Rig and Pavlograd, two other cities in the region, as reported by the official. Zelensky is set to meet with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, during the UN General Assembly in New York, as per a source close to the matter.

Washington has recently recommenced its diplomatic mediation efforts aimed at halting the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.