Russian forces launch massive attack on Dnipropetrovsk region

Russian forces tonight attacked three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Valentyn Reznichenko, head of the regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

"A large-scale night attack on the region. The Russian army shelled three districts - Nikopol, Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih," the report says.

Russian troops twice fired at Nikopol using multiple launch rocket systems. They fired up to 100 shells. According to preliminary reports, one person was killed and one injured by the shelling. Eleven private houses were damaged.

In the Pokrovske community, the enemy hit the warehouses and damaged a power transformer, leaving several villages without electricity.

The Zelenodolsk community, the enemy used howitzers. A private house was damaged. Firefighters extinguished the fire there.

Seven strikes were recorded in Apostolove. Rockets hit three schools in the city. They are destroyed. Residential buildings nearby were damaged. Rescuers are working on the spot. According to preliminary reports, eight people were injured.