Four people injured in Russian shelling of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, says governor
Consequences of the Russian shelling (Photo:Валентин Резніченко/ Дніпропетровська ОВА)
Russian troops shelled Nikopol and Marhanets communities of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with heavy artillery in the early hours of Dec. 10, having injured four people, the Oblast's Governor, Valentyn Reznichenko, said on Telegram.
"Nikopol has suffered the most," the statement reads.
"Four elderly people were injured there. A couple was rescued from a burning apartment. First aid was provided at scene. The spouses didn't require hospitalization."
Two morepeople — a 72-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman — were hospitalized with blast injuries of moderate severity.
Eleven multi-storey buildings and private houses were damaged in the city. Russian shells damaged a kindergarten, administrative and office buildings, a car wash, a parking lot, several cars, a gas pipeline and power lines.
"In the Marhanets community people survived,” added Reznichenko.
“In other districts, the night was quiet — no alerts or emergencies.”
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