Dnipro Residents Have Lost Almost All Municipal Buses When the Depot Was Shelled by Invaders  

For the second night in a row, civilian facilities in Dnipro are attacked by the Russian invaders, TSN reports.

Buses were returning to the depot after their shift, when the building was hit by Iskander missile, followed by a huge pile of fire. The company manager is barely holding back his tears. “There were around 70-80 people in the building. It was the end of the shift, when all buses just returned to depot. They chose the worst time possible! Bastards! The shift was over, the gates were closed, drivers went to wash their hands, and then the building was hit by the missile. One engineer managed to get out, and the other one was killed. We are standing now right were he was standing”, he tells to the journalists. 

A 60-year-old security guard was killed on the spot, and five more employees suffered injuries. "Three people were admitted to hospital. They are in a moderately critical condition. Two more victims receive treatment in the out-patient setting", Serhii Kovtoniuk, the Spokesman of the Head Office of the State Emergency Service in Dnipro Region, reported.

Despite the fire, the employees attempted to save at least some buses. “The drivers tried to evacuate the buses that still could move. I think it was the adrenaline rush. We had to save at least something. Someone tried to save people, someone tried to said buses”, Serhii, the employee who had worked as a driver at the company for over 20 years, says.

Fifty buses were damaged destroyed beyond repair, while one hundred more were damaged significantly by the fire. Dozens of buses lost the windows or were punctured by the fragments. The company just purchased new vehicles soon before the start of the full-scale invasion. However, the manager is now more concerned amount people.

"We couldn’t contact some employees by phone. I hope that maybe someone’s phone was damaged, and a person just went home. I’m sorry, I cannot talk about it anymore”, he says with his eyes full of tears.

In the afternoon, the bodies of two more employees were discovered. From two hundred buses, only fourteen are now operational, but the city government managed to avoid transport collapse. Backup vehicles were provided by other companies, and the capital city promised to send 30 more buses to Dnipro.

"One hundred fifty buses is almost 25% of our fleet. They were used only for civilian transportation. I mean, this is a war crime committed against Ukraine”, Ivan Vasiuchkov, the Chief Specialist of Municipal Transport Department says.  

The shock wave also damaged surrounding buildings. According to a principal of a nearby secondary school, the windows in the school building were shattered, and the doors were broken. Luckily, there were no human casualties. 

The shock wave also shattered windows in four nearby apartment blocks, damaged a boiler house, shops and an administrative building.   
Another missile landed at local market. It was the second missile strike during the month. Windows in the nearby buildings were shattered, doors were blows and even some of the furniture was destroyed.

Russians attacked Dnipro for the second night in a row. The night before last, a missile killed a family - grandmother Alla, mother Natalia, and two children - Ivan and Vasylisa. The father of the murdered children is now defending the country in the east. Their dog Crimea howling over the wreckage became a living symbol of this tragedy. The dog, who also suffered injuries, was rescued by animal rights activists. The first responders, who were searching for people under the rubble, brought flowers and toys to the scene of the family's death in the morning.

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