Russians deploy Grad MLRSs and heavy artillery to shell Nikopol district overnight
OLHA HLUSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022, 07:48
Russian occupation forces have been shelling the Nikopol, Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka hromadas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast throughout the night of 27–28 October. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories - ed.]
Source: Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "The Nikopol district sustained relentless attacks by Russian Grad multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) and heavy artillery throughout the night...
Three hromadas came under Russian fire: Nikopol, Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka.
There were no casualties."
Details: Reznichenko reported that a dozen apartment blocks and private houses were damaged in the city of Nikopol. The Russian attacks have felled several power lines.
Several summer residences and power lines were damaged in the Chervonohryhorivka hromada. Up to 1,000 households have been left without power. Engineers are working to restore power in the area.
"The night was accompanied by the sounds of air-raid sirens in other parts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but there was no shelling elsewhere," Reznichenko said.
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