Dnipropetrovsk region: Russia hits Nikopol, four injured
MONDAY, 22 AUGUST, 2022, 08:00
The Russians have struck Nikopol overnight – four elderly residents of Nikopol were injured, two of them were taken to hospital.
Source: Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast State Administration, on Telegram
Details: Nikopol was shelled using Grad multiple-launch rocket systems and tubed artillery three times. Forty-two Russian shells landed in residential areas. Two houses were destroyed, and almost 50 were mutilated. It was reported that Russian shells had damaged a kindergarten, shops, pharmacies, markets, a court and a bus station. Five fires broke out due to the shelling. Firefighters have already tamed the flames. Power lines have been disabled. Up to 2,000 people were left without electricity.
There were also strikes on Kryvyi Rih and Synelnykove districts. In the Kryvyi Rih district, Russian troops fired using Uragan MLRS at the hromada (amalgamated territorial community) of Zelenodolsk. No damage or injuries have been reported.
The Russians hit the Synelnykove district with missiles. An agricultural enterprise, a school and a cultural centre were destroyed. Information on the dead and wounded is being ascertained.
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