A Russian missile caused damage on critical infrastructure and injured six people in the district Cherkasy, in the central Ukraine on Thursday, the district governor said.
The attack hit civilian and rail infrastructure in the city Chisel, said a representative of the Ukrainian Air Force in a television broadcast. A rocket Iskander-K was used in the attack, based on preliminary information, the spokesman added.
The shock wave and debris also caused damage to 47 private residences and broke windows in a high-rise residential building, Cherkasy Governor Ihor Taburets said via Telegram.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down the aerial target, he said, adding that emergency services were working at the scene.
Russian forces have previously damaged rail infrastructure in an April 19 strike in the Dnipro region, Ukraine’s National Railways reported on Telegram.
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