After the strike on the building, Mayor Filatov stated that one and a half sections will need to be demolished, requiring the relocation of 72 apartments in the drone-damaged building. Two building sections remain off-limits due to the risk of structural collapse. 

“My mother was pinned to her bed by a window frame during the explosion" 

Evhen was waiting for rescuers to find his brother under the debris, when Suspilne journalists asked him for a comment on the strike. Emergency employees already recovered a body of his sister-in-law from the rubble. 

“Their neighbors called me. The rescuers couldn’t give any information — we’re just searching. I will hope until the very end, until I see the body. There is always hope," he said.

In a neighboring section, Olena lives on the sixth floor above her parents. Her mother was pinned to a bed by a window frame during the explosion.

“My mother is fine, but their apartment is uninhabitable — no heating, broken windows. I don’t know how they will live there. My apartment is okay, but it’s scary, of course," she revealed. 

Serhii, a soldier from another part of the city, came to the destruction site to help the family of his comrade Volodymyr, who lived on the fifth floor.

“We evacuated him, his wife, and child. They only took their documents. Their apartment is partially damaged, and we can’t access it yet. We’re helping them recover belongings and change clothes," he said. 

Inna shared that her 20-year-old daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend were injured and trapped under debris on the third floor. Both are currently in intensive care.

“My daughter has leg injuries and shock, and the boy has a broken arm. I was at work when a friend called to tell me about the strike. Nothing is left of the apartment. I have no words…”

1,200 Dnipro residents face winter without heat

The police reported that 121 people filed claims regarding property damage from the Dnipro attack, with 111 apartments confirmed damaged. At least 1,200 residents may face winter without heating, underscoring the humanitarian consequences of Russia’s attack.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian services are continuing doing all they can to eliminate the consequences of the Russian strike.

On 8 November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks must trigger a unified global sanctions response.

He emphasized that the world must act on frozen Russian assets and increase support for Ukraine to prevent the Kremlin from destroying the country’s civilian energy system before winter.

Experts warn that this winter could be one of the toughest in Ukraine’s history. The world’s response will determine whether the aggressor can be contained or whether the global community allows the destruction of sovereign nations by force.