Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: five-storey building and shops on fire – photos

Iryna Balachuk — 20 October 2025, 08:02
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: five-storey building and shops on fire – photos
Damage recorded at the scene. Photo: Vladyslav Haivanenko on Telegram

Fires have broken out in a five-storey residential building and shops in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast due to a Russian drone attack on the night of 19-20 October.

Source: Vladyslav Haivanenko, acting Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The enemy hit the Mezhova and Pokrovske hromadas in the Synelnykove district with drones overnight. A fire broke out in a five-storey building. Shops also caught fire. The community arts centre had been damaged." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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High-rise building being inspected
High-rise building being inspected
Photo: Vladyslav Haivanenko on Telegram

Details: The Nikopol district was attacked by FPV drones and artillery. The strikes hit the city of Nikopol and the Pokrovske hromada, damaging four houses, six outbuildings and a power line.

Damaged building
Damaged building
Photo: Vladyslav Haivanenko on Telegram

No casualties have been recorded.

Damage recorded at the scene
Damage recorded at the scene
Photo: Vladyslav Haivanenko on Telegram

Haivanenko said that the air defence force had destroyed five drones in the oblast.

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