Dnipropetrovsk Oblast comes under Grad and suicide drone attack overnight

25 October 2022, 12:25 PM
At night, the Nikopol district was attacked by the Russian invaders (Photo:Valentyn Reznichenko/Telegram)

At night, the Nikopol district was attacked by the Russian invaders (Photo:Valentyn Reznichenko/Telegram)

Russia attacked Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Iranian suicide drones overnight on Oct. 25, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Valentyn Reznichenko, wrote on Telegram.

He said the Russians also used Grad multiple launch rocket systems and heavy artillery to attack three districts of the oblast: Nikopol, Marganets and Myrivska.

No casualties were reported from the attacks, but houses, cars, the premises of a food company and water supply pipes were damaged, he said.

It was quiet in other districts of the oblast.

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In recent months, Russian invasion forces have been regularly shelling Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and the city of Nikopol and Nikopol district in particular. Dozens of multi-storey buildings and detached houses have been damaged there.

The occupiers have also hit crucial regional infrastructure, including on Sept. 14 the dam of a large reservoir at the city of Kryvyi Rih. Russia targeted the dam with eight cruise missiles, in an attack that threatened to cause widespread flooding in the city, but the strike failed to cause major damage.

Russian forces also targeted energy infrastructure facilities in Kryvyi Rih district overnight on Oct. 19.

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