Part of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast without electricity and water due to Russian attack
OLENA ROSHCHINA — WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022, 08:33
On the night of 18-19 October, the Russian army attacked the Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a house was damaged in Kryvyi Rih, electricity supply disappeared in some communities, and the water supply was interrupted.
Source: Valentyn Reznichenko, head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Vilkul, head of Kryvyi Rih Oblast Military-Civilian Administration
Quote from Reznichenko: "The Russians attacked the region all night with various weapons. They fired on two districts: Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol.
Rockets were fired at the energy infrastructure in the Kryvyi Rih district. Serious destruction. Towns and villages in Apostolove, Zelenodolsk, Shyroke and Sofiivka hromadas (an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories); and one of the districts of Kryvyi Rih has been left without electricity.
Pumping stations of local water utilities have also been left without power. There are disruptions in water supply in the same hromadas.
Repair work is underway."
Details: In Kryvyi Rih, the Inhulets microdistrict has been left without energy.
In addition, a two-storey building was damaged in Kryvyi Rih as a result of a Russian attack. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no casualties. Rescue workers and law enforcement officers are working at the scene.
The Russian occupying forces shelled the Nikopol district all night with Grads, Uragans and heavy artillery.
The invaders directed up to 60 shells at Marganets and Chervonohryhorivka hromadas.
People were not affected. Residential buildings were damaged.
Air-raid sirens sounded all night in other areas of the oblast, but there were no attacks.
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