Russians launch large-scale attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: man injured, energy facilities damaged – photos

Iryna Balachuk — 15 October, 07:51
Russians launch large-scale attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: man injured, energy facilities damaged – photos
Firefighters extinguishing fire. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russian forces have launched a large-scale attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring one person and damaging energy infrastructure and industrial and transport facilities.

Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight. Air Command reported that air defenders had downed 37 UAVs. Hits were also recorded. Fires broke out in Pavlohrad and Kamianske and the Slavhorod hromada in the Synelnykove district. A 19-year-old man has been injured." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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Details: Lysak added that the young man had been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

He also added that energy infrastructure had been damaged and destruction on the premises of transport and industrial facilities had been recorded.

Firefighters extinguishing fire
Firefighters extinguishing fire
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The Russians also attacked the Nikopol district. The city of Nikopol and the Pokrovske and Marhanets hromadas were targeted with FPV drones and Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.

Firefighters extinguishing fire
Firefighters extinguishing fire
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The Russians hit the Mezhova hromada in the Synelnykove district with an FPV drone, causing a house to catch fire.

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