Drone attack causes fire in five-story building in Dnipropetrovsk region

Drone attack causes fire in five-story building in Dnipropetrovsk region

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On the night of October 19-20, a fire broke out in a five-story residential building following a Russian drone attack on the Synelnykove district, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Vladyslav Haivanenko, acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post seen by Ukrinform.

He said that during the night, the enemy struck the Mezhova and Pokrovske communities in the Synelnykove district with drones. A fire erupted in a five-story building, and several stores also caught fire. A cultural center was damaged.

Russian forces additionally attacked Nikopol and the Pokrovske community in the Nikopol district with an FPV drone and artillery. Four private houses, six outbuildings, and a power line were damaged.

Read also: Russian forces attack four districts in Dnipropetrovsk region with drones

No casualties or injuries were reported, Haivanenko said.

He added that Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed five Russian UAVs during the attack.

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