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Ukraine's air defence downs 2 missiles and 5 Shahed drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – photos

Thursday, 18 July 2024, 07:59
Ukraine's air defence downs 2 missiles and 5 Shahed drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast – photos
Aftermath of the Russian attack on the Nikopol district. Photo: Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipro Oblast Council

Units from Air Command Skhid (East) destroyed two missiles and five Shahed drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night of 17-18 July.

Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipro Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: He also added that the Synelnykove district took a missile hit the previous evening. A fire broke out, but there were no casualties.

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In addition, the Russians continued to attack the Nikopol district with kamikaze drones and artillery. They hit Pokrovsk and Marhanets hromadas and the city of Nikopol [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.].

 
Aftermath of the Russian attack on the Nikopol district
.Photo: Serhii Lysak

"The district centre [the city of Nikopol – ed.] suffered the most. Two men, aged 51 and 60, were injured. They have received the necessary medical assistance. They are in a moderate condition," Lysak reported.

 
Aftermath of the Russian attack on the Nikopol district
Photo: Serhii Lysak

As a result of the Russian strikes, a two-storey residential building and 13 houses were damaged, two outbuildings were destroyed and six more were damaged, and solar panels and cars were wrecked. In addition, a shop caught fire, but it was quickly extinguished.

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