Russian Attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Injure Six People

Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine on Sunday 1 November, injuring six people, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration. The strikes are part of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, in which civilians and civilian infrastructure are regularly hit.

Hanzha said the enemy struck five districts more than 40 times, using drones and artillery.

Damage by district

In the city of Dnipro, the attacks targeted businesses. In the Pidhorodne hromada (an amalgamated territorial community) of the Dnipro district, a business and a lorry were damaged, and fires broke out.

In the Nikopol district, the attacks hit the city of Nikopol as well as the Marhanets, Pokrov and Chervonohryhorivka hromadas. Apartment blocks, houses, a hotel, shops, infrastructure and vehicles were damaged. In this district, a 34-year-old man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition, while a 65-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man are receiving outpatient treatment.

In the Pavlohrad and Kamianske districts, Russian forces attacked infrastructure. A 60-year-old man was hospitalised there in a moderate condition.

In the Synelnykove district, the attack targeted the Vasylkivka hromada, where a house was damaged. A 43-year-old man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition.