Russian missiles launched at Dnipropetrovsk region Tuesday morning

That’s according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"This morning’s missile attack on the region: Our ‘neighbor’ launched seven ‘friendly’ missiles at us! Six of them were shot down by our military – over the City of Dnipro and the Synelnyky district," the post reads.

In Dnipro, debris from a downed missiled caused a fire, put out by firefighters. No one was hurt.

In the town of Pokrov, there was an "arrival" in a residential neighborhood. Several households were destroyed and windows were shattered in some other homes. The explosion also caused a fire.

As Ukrinform reported, explosions were heard in Kharkiv overnight Tuesday.

Emergency response teams and police forcs have scrambled to the scene. According to Reznichenko, no casualties were reported initially.

Photo: Valentyn Reznichenko, Telegram