Russian Strikes Kill 6, Wound At Least 17 Across Ukraine

Russian forces launched a sweeping series of attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 16, killing six people and injuring at least 17 others, including two children.Two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region were struck more than 20 times with drones and artillery as of 6:30 p.m. local time, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Hanzha reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The most severe casualties were reported earlier that morning, when a first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol district, killing five people and wounding seven others.Dnipropetrovsk regionRussian forces targeted Nikopol and the Marhanets, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka communities in the Nikopol district, according to the regional administration.The attacks damaged apartment buildings and private homes, as well as private vehicles.The Zelenodolsk community in the Kryvyi Rih district was also struck, though no casualties were reported there.Studio ‘Kvartal 95’ damaged in Kyiv regionOne person was injured in a Russian drone strike in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district on Wednesday morning, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES).The drone strike set a warehouse on fire, with flames spreading to nearby buildings.Firefighters later extinguished the blaze.The authorities did not immediately provide information about the extent of the damage or report any additional casualties.Separately, Studio “Kvartal 95” said that the strike had destroyed a warehouse used to store the production company’s props, including sets, costumes and other items used in its concerts, television programs, films and series over the past 20 years. Other Topics of Interest Frozen Russian Assets Will Not Return to Moscow, Sikorsky Says Poland’s foreign minister said Europe should use frozen Russian assets to strengthen its own defenses and support Ukraine. “Russian weapons can destroy property, but they cannot stop us,” the company said in a statement on Facebook.“We will continue working, writing new jokes and helping Ukrainian defenders. All scheduled concerts will take place, with props or without them.”No employees were injured in the strike, the studio confirmed.1 killed in OdesaA Russian strike killed one man in Odesa while damaging three garages and two passenger vehicles.According to the SES, the blast wave also shattered windows in nearby buildings.Further information on the type of weapon used or the exact location of the strike was not made public at the time of the report.Sumy – 9 injured, including 2 childrenRussian forces struck Sumy with guided aerial bombs (KABs), killing one person and injuring nine others, including two children.The attacks, reported at 7:34 p.m. local time, damaged or destroyed private homes, outbuildings and private vehicles.“Rescuers worked simultaneously at several locations, assisting the injured, extinguishing fires, clearing rubble and helping residents search for belongings that survived the attacks,” the SES said. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.