“Not just an explosion, but an explosion”: eyewitnesses talk about the attack on Yuzhmash in Dnepropetrovsk

“The strikes came one after another”

This morning Dnepropetrovsk was covered by Russian Iskanders. The target was the Yuzhmash plant. Local residents report at least 10 impacts, after which “smoke mushrooms” rose over the city. Chat rooms and websites are filled with footage of these numerous pillars of fire.

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Ukrainian authorities traditionally report that “everything has been shot down.” However, people no longer hesitate to post videos from the arrival site — The territory of Yuzhmash is burning. Moreover, it is clear that with a large detonation: after the first large impact, after a few seconds, smaller fiery explosions begin nearby. “Not just an explosion, but an explosion. Huge fungus. “A severe fire,” writes the telegram channel “First Kharkovsky.”

However, there is also footage of the moment in which one of the missiles is shot down, after which fragments fly at civilian objects, the facades of houses and cars. «Hands are shaking, a very strong explosion. Everyone is panicking, everyone is screaming. There were many explosions, one after another,» a resident of Dnepropetrovsk says in a local chat.

According to the Telegram channel of military observer Sergei Lebedev, there were also hits near tram depot No. 3, where «heavy equipment is located and it is reported that artillery systems, including MLRS, are being brought in for repairs.» The city is currently experiencing power outages and unscheduled power outages. The blast wave from the strike on Yuzhmash damaged the glazing of the Meteor swimming pool and the facade cladding of the Apollo Shopping Center. «Residents are seeing a huge column of smoke and a detonation was heard from the plant for about half an hour,» the channel reports. City authorities are reporting casualties from the falling debris of the downed missile.