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Shelling of Nikopol on December 16: Сonsequences

Shelling of Nikopol on December 16: Сonsequences Photo: Russians shelled the Nikopol district (Getty Images)

Russian military forces attacked Nikopol and the settlements of the Chervonohryhorivska and Marhanetska communities. During the day, the occupiers conducted four artillery shelling attacks and deployed seven kamikaze drones, according to the statement from the head of the Nikopol District Military Administration, Yevhen Yevtushenko.

According to Yevtushenko, as a result of the enemy attack, three people were injured. They sustained shrapnel wounds and mine-explosive injuries. The victims have been hospitalized and have already received surgical assistance.

In addition, in the city, five private houses and one multi-story building, two utility structures, an excavator, and power lines were damaged.

"Six out of seven kamikaze drones were neutralized by the Ukrainian defense forces," the head of the Nikopol District Military Administration reported.

Shelling of Nikopol

Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is currently under constant shelling by occupiers who attack the city from the other side of the Dnipro River, including from the temporarily occupied Energodar in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

We reported that yesterday the Russian army shelled Nikopol with artillery. As a result of the enemy's attack, two people were injured.

It was also recently reported that the Russian army attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using a drone and artillery. As a result, a woman was injured.