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Russia strikes market in Nikopol: Many injured reported

Russia strikes market in Nikopol: Many injured reported Photo: Russian troops attacked the central market in Nikopol with a drone on December 26 (illustration/brovary net ua)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian troops attacked the central market in Nikopol with a drone. Many wounded, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

“Russian troops attacked the central market in Nikopol. 6 people were injured - 4 women and 2 men,” the report says.

Rescuers together with paramedics promptly provided first aid to the victims and transported them to the hospital.

According to the rescuers, the commercial premises were significantly damaged.

Russia strikes market in Nikopol: Many injured reported

Consequences of the Russian shelling of the market in Nikopol (t.me/dsns_telegram)

Russia strikes market in Nikopol: Many injured reported

Consequences of the Russian shelling of the market in Nikopol (t.me/dsns_telegram)

Russia strikes market in Nikopol: Many injured reported

Consequences of the Russian shelling of the market in Nikopol (t.me/dsns_telegram)

Number of wounded increased

As of 11:50 a.m. Kyiv time, the number of injured in Nikopol has increased to 8 people.

“7 of them were hospitalized. One woman is in critical condition. 3 more people are in severe condition,” noted Lysak.

Russian shelling of Nikopol

Russian troops are constantly shelling Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Russian occupiers are attacking the city from the territory of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, which Russia seized during its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, along with the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

Russian invaders are constantly attacking the local population in Nikopol with drones. For example, in September, in Nikopol, Russians attacked a car with a family with children with a drone. A mother and 12-year-old daughter were killed, and a father and 4-year-old daughter were injured.

In August 2024, during a Russian attack on the Nikopol district, one of the drones hit a bus, causing damage to infrastructure and injuries.