Russian drone attack hits Dnipro, surrounding districts, one fatality reported

As a result of a drone attack by Russian UAVs on Dnipro, several fires broke out in the city. The enemy also targeted Nikopol and Synelnykove districts in Dnipropetrovsk region with drones.

This was reported by Vladyslav Haivanenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“Throughout the night, the enemy directed drones at Dnipro. Several fires broke out immediately in the city. Private businesses were damaged. A car was destroyed. Nikopol was attacked by drones and shelled with artillery and Grad MLRS. Nikopol, Marganets, Chervonohryhorivka, and Myrove communities were affected,” the post reads.

As a result of the strikes, a 65-year-old man was killed. Fires affected an unused building and a car. Damage was reported to a private enterprise, a five-story residential building, private homes, a gas pipeline, and a vehicle.

In Synelnykove district, Rozdorsk and Pokrovske communities were hit by UAV strikes. A 52-year-old man was injured. Fires affected a cultural center and private homes.

In the evening and overnight, Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down 16 drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, the Air Defense Command reported.

As previously reported by Ukrinform, on November 14, Russian forces carried out artillery shelling and attacks with guided aerial bombs and drones across Dnipropetrovsk region, causing damage.