Seven more people have been killed and around 30 injured following a fresh Russian missile attack today (29 June 2026) — this time on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro. ‘The enemy struck Dnipro with a missile,’ Ukrainian authorities stated in an official announcement, accompanied by images of civilians being carried away on stretchers. Officials clarified that the strike hit a private business in the city — a frequent target for Russian forces.
Confirmed Casualties Across Multiple Cities
Alexander Khanza, head of the Dnipropetrovsk region’s military administration, confirmed that the morning attack killed at least five people and wounded 28 others. In a Telegram post, he added that 21 injured people were already receiving treatment in Dnipro, five of them in critical condition.
Earlier reports confirmed the deaths of five more people in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv — again, as a result of Russian strikes.
Ukraine Braces for Extreme Heatwave Amid Fragile Energy Infrastructure
The country is now preparing for a heatwave expected to push temperatures as high as 38°C this week — a surge already affecting several European countries and threatening to further strain Ukraine’s heavily damaged power grid. This infrastructure has suffered extensive destruction during months of Russian missile and drone attacks this winter, leaving millions without electricity or heating.
According to Ukraine’s meteorological service, parts of the country will experience intense heat over the coming days, with temperatures ranging between 35°C and 38°C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ukraine was 42°C — registered on 12 August 2010 in the eastern Luhansk region.
Planned power outages have already been announced for tomorrow, Tuesday, across at least five regions — from western to southern Ukraine — by local energy providers.
Power System Under Severe Stress
This extreme heat places additional pressure on a grid still undergoing reconstruction. Serhiy Kovalenko, CEO of Yasno — an energy group supplying over 3.5 million households and nearly 100,000 businesses — warned that ‘heat poses a serious test for equipment operating under wartime conditions for over four years and subjected to repeated attacks.’
‘Some infrastructure is still being repaired, while other parts are literally running at their limits. As a result, the electrical system will operate under extremely high stress over the coming days,’ he cautioned on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, reported that ‘more than 1,300 additional deaths’ linked to high temperatures have been recorded across Europe since 21 June.