Russian forces shower Nikopol district using Grads overnight, damaging gas pipelines and power grid
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The Russian military attacked the Nikopol district with Grad MLRS and heavy artillery overnight, damaging gas pipelines and the power grid in one of its hromadas [an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories].
Source: Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration on Telegram
Quote from Reznichenko: "Last night, the Russian occupation forces hit the Nikopol district five times with Grads and heavy artillery. 40 enemy shells landed in three hromadas – Nikopol, Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets. People survived."
Details: Reznichenko said that several private houses and outbuildings were damaged, and a power line was damaged in Nikopol. In Chervonohryhorivka hromada, Russian projectiles damaged six private houses, two gas pipelines and the power grid, as well as greenhouses and a shop. In Marhanets hromada, the aftermath of the night strikes are still being investigated.
Reznichenko added that no attacks were recorded in other areas.
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