The attack occurred as diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year war intensified. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was in Paris on Monday, following talks between his delegation and U.S. officials a day earlier.
Vladyslav Haivanenko, the acting governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, said on Telegram that 11 of the wounded were in serious condition. He added that search and rescue operations at the site had now concluded.
Ukraine’s emergency services reported that several car service stations, other businesses, an office building and 49 vehicles were damaged in the strike.
Vitalii Kovalenko, who was working inside his car repair shop at the time of impact, described the moment the missile hit.
“Everyone fell to the floor, then we started to figure out where the employees were,” he said. “I ran upstairs and saw that one guy was fine, but he was a bit covered in shrapnel.” He added that all his employees survived.
Images posted on Telegram showed firefighters battling flames at the scene and emergency responders evacuating the wounded on stretchers. One photo showed a body wrapped in a black bag.
Dnipro, an industrial hub, and its surrounding region have been frequently targeted by Russian missile and drone strikes throughout the war, resulting in civilian casualties and extensive damage to homes, factories and infrastructure.
Russia did not immediately comment on the latest attack.
