Russia Strikes Dnipropetrovsk Region, Killing 2, Injuring 17
Russian forces struck the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times with artillery, drones, and missiles on Thursday, killing two people and injuring 17.
Regional authorities reported that strikes on the city of Dnipro, the regional capital, killed one person and wounded 12, with nine hospitalized in moderate condition.
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In the Nikopol area, the city of Nikopol and the Chervonohryhorivska, Pokrovska, and Marhanets communities came under fire, leaving personal vehicles and a medical clinic damaged. One person was killed and five more injured, including a 56-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man.
In the Zelenodolsk community of the Kryvyi Rih district, a gas station and a cafe were reported damaged in the latest wave of attacks.
Dnipropetrovsk tightens evacuations, Nikopol defenses
Following more than 40 strikes across the region since Tuesday – including a first-person-view (FPV) drone attack that killed three civilians in Nikopol – regional authorities convened a Defense Council to address evacuation security and anti-drone defenses.
“We must work as one first,” Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said. “This is the most important thing right now.”
The Defense Council determined that rescue crews operating under shelling must minimize road risks for both responders and residents, changing routes when needed and maintaining contact with the military and law enforcement.
Hanzha highlighted anti-drone tunnels as a core defense measure in Nikopol, one of the hardest-hit districts.
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“We have already covered almost 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) of roads,” he said, adding that installations are underway in both Nikopol and Marhanets. “Work is ongoing.”
The measures came amid a broader wave of strikes across Ukraine targeting both military and civilian infrastructure. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s Air Force reported more than 130 drone strikes overnight drones strikes by Russian forces, including Shahed and Gerbera types, along with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Air defenses neutralized 114 drones, while 16 drones and two missiles reached their targets.