Russian forces attack Dnipro with drones, four people injured

Russian forces attack Dnipro with drones, four people injured

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Russian invaders launched a drone attack on the city of Dnipro on Thursday evening, leaving four people injured.

Vladyslav Haivanenko, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"In the evening, the aggressor struck Dnipro with UAVs. A fire broke out. Preliminary reports indicate there are casualties. We are clarifying the extent of the damage," Haivanenko wrote.

He added that throughout the day, the Nikopol district – including the town of Nikopol, and the Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske, and Tomakivka communities – had come under artillery and drone fire.

A farm, a five-story apartment building, two private houses, an outbuilding, and a garage were damaged.

"The enemy struck the Mezhova community of the Synelnykove district with a guided aerial bomb and a drone," Haivanenko said.

Two houses were destroyed and 15 others damaged.

According to updated information, more than 20 houses were damaged overnight in the Vasylkivka community as a result of a drone attack.

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Haivanenko also stressed that recovery efforts continue in Pavlohrad following a strike on critical infrastructure. Some settlements in the Pavlohrad and Synelnykove districts remain without power.

Hospitals and the water supply system are operating on backup generators. The towns of Shakhtarske and Ternivka remain without centralized water supply but have reserve water stocks.

"Energy crews are doing everything possible to restore power," Haivanenko said.

Later, he clarified that four people were injured in Dnipro, including a 34-year-old woman and three men aged 40, 42, and 57. All were hospitalized in moderate condition.

A four-story residential building was damaged in the attack. Damage assessments are ongoing.

Photo credit: Vladyslav Haivanenko / Facebook

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