Russian shelling of Nikopol kills a child, injures 3 adults – photos

A 16-year-old child has been killed and three other people injured as a result of a Russian attack on the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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

Quote from Lysak: "A 16-year-old girl was killed due to Russian artillery shelling in Nikopol. Rescue workers pulled the body from under the rubble of a damaged building… 

Three people were injured, with shrapnel wounds. A 79-year-old man was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition."

Details: Two other people who were injured – a 74-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman – received medical assistance and refused to be taken to hospital.

Lysak specified that the Russians fired nearly a dozen shells at Nikopol. The city has sustained damage, including to houses.

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