Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast all night, air defence system active
OLENA ROSHCHINA — MONDAY, 25 JULY, 2022, 07:18
On the night of 25 July, Russian troops shelled three districts in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: Nikopol, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih – damaging private houses, gas pipelines, and buildings belonging to agricultural enterprises.
Source: Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram and Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Civil–military administrations, on Telegram
Quote from Reznichenko: "Russian troops attacked the region all night. They hit three districts: Nikopol, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih."
Details: Russian forces fired on Nikopol district several times using MLRS. Up to 40 rockets were fired. Two communities – Marganetska and Myrivska - were hit. In the latter, 6 private houses and a gas pipeline were damaged. A 10-year-old girl was injured.
Two missiles were aimed at Dnipro district. They hit an agricultural enterprise in the Liubymivska community. Two agricultural buildings caught fire there. Firefighters tamed the fire. No-one was injured.
Russian forces fired artillery at the Zelenodolsk community in the Kryvyi Rih district. Fortunately, there were no casualties or damage.
Vilkul also said that "the air defence system operated successfully during the night."
He said that in the Nikopol district, among other things, 2 gas pipelines were ruptured – one low-pressure, one high-pressure - they were promptly shut down.
