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Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured Photo: Russian artillery strikes Nikopol, a child is among the wounded (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery on April 26. Two people were wounded, including a 9-year-old boy, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak.

“A 9-year-old boy was injured during the shelling of Nikopol,” says the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.

According to him, the child is in moderate condition.

“Doctors provided the necessary medical care. He will recover at home. A 42-year-old man is among the victims,” adds Lysak.

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Nikopol on April 26 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Nikopol on April 26 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Nikopol on April 26 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

Consequences of the Russian shelling of Nikopol on April 26 (t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA)

In addition, four five-story buildings and a gas pipeline were damaged in the city.

Russian shelling of Nikopol

Russian troops are constantly shelling Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The city is located at a distance of the width of the Dnipro River from the temporarily occupied Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Russia strikes Nikopol with artillery: Child among injured

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That is why Russian troops are constantly attacking the settlement. For example, on March 4, Russia shelled Nikopol in the Dnipro region. Fortunately, people were not injured, but a fire broke out and there was destruction.