Russian forces attack critical infrastructure facility in Dnipro
Russian forces struck a critical infrastructure facility in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Saturday evening. Three people were injured elsewhere in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the day.
Russian forces attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the city of Dnipro, in central Ukraine, on Saturday evening, 17 October. The report came from Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration. Other attacks in the region during the day also left people injured.
What the regional authorities said
Hanzha said the Russians had hit a critical infrastructure facility in Dnipro. According to early reports, there are no casualties. He did not specify what type of facility it was or what damage was caused.
Attacks across the oblast during the day
Over the course of the day, Russian forces attacked four districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast more than 30 times. In the Nikopol district, three people were injured. The source gives no further details on their condition or the nature of their injuries.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast lies in eastern and central Ukraine and is regularly targeted during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. A military administration is the regional authority that, under martial law, provides operational information about shelling and its consequences.
More detailed information about the nature of the attack and possible damage in Dnipro has not yet been made public. The initial report may be updated.
