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They rang out for more than three hours, which is extremely unusual. we have been hearing sirens every single day since this war began and people have got used to scrambling to their basements and to their bunkers, if they have them. but until now, there hasnt been any actual danger to the city because we understand that has been missiles and things flying over and the air raid sirens just detecting that, but this time, there was a direct strike. what we understand from the authorities is that w...

Was a direct strike. what we understand from the authorities is that what was actually hit was primarily a small shoe factory, around about six kilometres from where we are staying. it is pretty central to the city, it is a sprawling city, running along both sides of the river, a vast, vast river. it cuts through the city. the shoe factory was hit, it went up in flames, it has been very badly damaged, there was also damage to a kindergarten, and to a nearby apartment block. certainly one person ...

This was an air strike, or three air strikes, in fact, that happened in the early hours of this morning. the air raid sirens went off at about a:30am this morning here in dnipro. they rang out for more than three hours, which is extremely unusual. we have been hearing sirens every single day since this war began and people have got used to scrambling to their basements and to their bunkers, if they have them. but until now, there hasnt been any actual danger to the city because we understand tha...

I think it has really changed the calculus a little for people in dnipro itself, because this is a very important industrial city in ukraine, it is full of factories. it also includes a missile factory, it is a place that is heavily fortified already. it has been heavily fortified since the beginning of the war, but it has been considered as something of a safe haven. we have seen many people fleeing to it from other cities in the south and in the east and north of here. especially this part of ...