The head of the RMA, Serhiy Lysak, posted this on Facebook Pokrovsk and Chervonohryhorivsk communities the administrative building of an enterprise In the Novopavlivsk community of Synelnykivka district, Dnipropetrovsk region a dead wood caught fire as a result of a Russian guided bomb and an enterprise and a power line were damaged As Ukrinform reported, in Nikopol district, children brought home a part of an FPV drone While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 According to Ukrinform, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhiy Lysak said this in a post on Telegram the aggressor targeted the Nikopol district using Grad MLRS There were no attacks in other areas of the region Officials confirmed that air defense forces successfully shot down two drones overnight children brought home a fragment of an FPV drone leading to an explosion that injured two people This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power." About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:37 am)Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims, ahead of Victory Day parade. Debris from one of the drones reportedly fell on the Kashirskoye Highway The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce."  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:36 am)War analysisFrance is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21 A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 by Abbey FenbertA home targeted by Russian attacks in Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk Prosecutors Office / Telegram)Russia attacked the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast over a dozen times on March 15 killing one woman and injuring three people Two girls, aged 11 and 3 years old, were injured in the attacks, Lysak said The children are being treated at a medical facility in Dnipro A 70-year-old woman was killed, according to Ukraine's General Prosecutor's Office. Prosecutors have launched a war crimes investigation as a result of the civilian casualties Russia attacked Nikopol and the surrounding communities with artillery and drones on March 15 The attacks damaged a religious institution Nikopol, located on the banks of the destroyed Kakhovka Reservoir, just across from Russian-occupied Enerhodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Abbey Fenbert is a senior news editor at the Kyiv Independent and playwright with an MFA from Boston University Abbey served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine from 2008-2011 by Martin FornusekA Ukrainian civilian injured in a Russian drone attack against Nikopol (Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated A Russian "kamikaze" attack drone injured 12 people in Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 10 The boy is in serious condition, the governor said A dormitory and five cars were damaged in the attack The full consequences of the strike are being determined is a regular target of artillery and drone strikes Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions over the past day killed at least five civilians and injured at least 24, regional authorities reported early on April 10. Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies. The Ukrainian city of Nikopol is under constant bombardment residents try to lead as much of a normal life as possible A team of engineers from the region regularly braves the dangers to fix power lines for residents Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Facebook the Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka communities with artillery fire and kamikaze drones Lysak noted that an entire family required medical assistance due to severe stress a 42-year-old woman sustained shrapnel wounds and acoustic trauma All individuals are expected to recover at home The strikes also damaged four residential homes Russian forces struck the Novopavlivka community in the Synelnykove district with guided aerial bombs destroying the building of an unused educational institution “No one was killed or wounded,” Lysak noted Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region at night  (Updated:  December 26, 2024 12:35 pm) • 1 min readby Tim ZadorozhnyyRussia targets Nikopol’s central market with suicide drone 26 (Ukraine's Emergency Service / Telegram)Russian forces struck the central market in Nikopol Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported Those injured, four women and two men, received first aid from rescuers and medics before being transported to the hospital Governor Serhii Lysak confirmed the injuries and said three women “They are are being provided with all the necessary medical care,” he said The attack caused significant damage to commercial premises This assault follows a Dec. 24 strike on a residential building in Kryvyi Rih The Christmas Eve attack injured at least 15 people and killed one Tim Zadorozhnyy is a news editor at The Kyiv Independent he is pursuing studies in International Relations Tim began his career at a local television channel in Odesa he joined the Belarusian opposition media outlet NEXTA starting as a news anchor and later advancing to the position of managing editor Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Facebook the enemy attacked the Nikopol district with kamikaze drones and artillery fire A 73-year-old woman was injured and is receiving outpatient treatment," the post reads the aggressor struck with a guided aerial bomb There are no casualties," the regional governor added Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram wounded this evening during the artillery shelling of Nikopol He was brought to the hospital in extremely critical condition Earlier reports stated that Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district with drones and artillery Three women and one man were injured in the attack This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak “There are victims in Nikopol district again Three people were injured by an FPV drone strike,” the post reads It is noted that a 23-year-old woman with two daughters came to the hospital: one girl is three years old As reported, 49 people were injured in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk region The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, posted this on Telegram Russians targeted the city with heavy artillery four of whom are in serious condition in the hospital," Lysak wrote The shelling caused a fire and extensive damage to infrastructure According to Ukrinform, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, reported this on Telegram. “The aggressor launched more than 15 attacks on the Nikopol district The strikes hit Nikopol and three communities—Myrove A 59-year-old man sustained injuries during one of the attacks His condition is described as satisfactory the attacks caused damage to three private homes A power line and a gas pipeline were also impacted Russian troops attacked Nikopol and the Marhanets community with artillery and drones earlier in the morning This was reported on Telegram by Serhii Lysak Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration “The enemy struck with drones Novopavlivka community in Synelnykove district in the evening Two police officers were injured,” the message reads Russian forces shelled Nikopol district with Grad MLRS Marhanets and Pokrovske communities were targeted The enemy used FPV drones and opened artillery fire the enemy launched Shahed drones at the region As a result of the attack in Dnipro district which was extinguished by emergency services Lysak also reported that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down three drones over the region overnight This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak in Telegram “Russian troops sent a UAV to Marhanets They are men aged 39 and 68 and a 75-year-old woman All of them are hospitalized and receiving the necessary medical care Doctors assess the condition of the victims as moderate,” Lysak wrote The head of the RMA said that four private houses a greenhouse and cars were damaged in Nikopol due to nighttime hostile shelling from Grad multiple rocket launchers One private house in Marhanetska and Myrivska communities was damaged as a result of morning UAV attacks As reported by Ukrinform, Russian troops attacked Nikopol, Synelnyk and Dniprovsky districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and Grad MLRS, resulting in two police officers being injured. The head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak wrote about this in Telegram “We know about 5 wounded due to a missile strike on Dnipro A 55-year-old woman is in serious condition Rescuers continue to extinguish the fire that broke out at the infrastructure facility,” the head of the region wrote He also added that, according to the updated information, 13 people were injured in the attack in Nikopol A 16-year-old boy and an older man were sent to medical institutions in Dnipro The rest of the victims will be treated at home the Russian army was shelling Nikopol district throughout the day and Chervonohryhorivska communities were affected The aggressor sent more than 30 kamikaze drones to towns and villages As Ukrinform reported, a man was killed, three people were injured and a fire broke out in Dnipro as a result of a missile strike by Boldizsar Gyori, The Kyiv Independent news deskA sign marking the entrance to Nikopol (Dmytro Smolienko / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Five men aged 30-39 were injured as a result of a Russian artillery attack against Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the morning of Jan According to his statement a fire broke out that was later extinguished Today’s attack comes weeks after Russian forces struck the central market in the city Only 3% of Russian missiles, drones, and guided bombs hit military targets in Ukraine, while 97% have struck civilian infrastructure, Danylo Kubai, Ukraine's envoy to international organizations in Vienna, said in July 2024 by Martin Fornusek, The Kyiv Independent news deskThe aftermath of a Russian artillery strike against Nikopol (Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke for the Kyiv Independent)Editor's note: The article contains graphic footage A Russian artillery attack against Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 17 killed two men aged 56 and 61 and injured five people Four of the injured victims have been hospitalized and are in serious condition, Lysak said The attack caused a fire to break out in the city At least five people were killed and almost 70 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day regional authorities reported in the morning of April 17 This included three people killed, including a child and 30 injured in an attack against the regional center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast The widespread attacks come amid continued Russian rejection of a full ceasefire agreement, previously backed by Kyiv, and follow recent intensification of strikes on civilian areas across Ukraine This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak “Nikopol district suffered from enemy attacks during the day The aggressor attacked the district center An 18-year-old girl was treated on the spot and will recover at home,” noted Colonel Lysak Russian troops used artillery and kamikaze drones rescuers extinguished the fire,” added the head of the military administration He noted that the morning drone strike on Nikopol caused a fire in an unused building As the agency reported, yesterday Russian troops attacked two districts of Dnipropetrovsk region. Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram “Twelve people were injured in Nikopol as Russians targeted locals with a kamikaze drone strike,” Lysak wrote The attack also caused damage to a dormitory and five cars Authorities are continuing to examine the affected area a private house and an enterprise in the region were damaged in a separate drone attack the day before This was stated in a report from the police of the Dnipropetrovsk region  “The occupiers deployed drones and UAVs to attack towns and villages in the Nikopol region The police received 50 reports from citizens regarding Russian aggression,” officials stated An FPV drone targeted high-rise buildings in Nikopol causing an explosion that left a 46-year-old man with shrapnel wounds and damaged several five-story buildings and Pokrovsk rural territorial communities were subjected to hostile attacks Investigators documented extensive damage to infrastructure three people were injured in an enemy attack in Synelnykove district yesterday: a 68-year-old man Residential buildings and an outpatient clinic were damaged Criminal proceedings were opened over the war crimes under Part 1 of Article 438 (war crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine a 33-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region during the morning shelling of the Malomykhailivka community Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Facebook "A 52-year-old man was killed in the district center due to shrapnel wounds was injured -- he suffered a leg injury and will recover at home," Lysak wrote the Nikopol district endured around 15 enemy attacks The occupiers shelled populated areas with artillery Explosions were also heard in the Marhanets community where an enemy shell destroyed a private home Earlier reports indicated that last evening and overnight Russian forces shelled the Nikopol district with heavy artillery Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Serhii Lysak announced this on Telegram Three more people are in a serious condition," he wrote Russian forces hit the Nikopol market with a kamikaze drone Earlier reports said that six people had been injured in the attack Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhii Lysak reported this on Telegram “The Russians shelled Nikopol with heavy artillery killing a 70-year-old woman who died instantly,” the post reads The regional chief also added that an 11-year-old girl was injured in the attack She was transported to a hospital for treatment the shelling damaged a religious institution Earlier reports indicated that a rocket attack on Kryvyi Rih injured 14 people Dnipropetrovsk Region Governor Serhii Lysak shared the news on Telegram "The enemy used FPV drones and heavy artillery to target the district center as well as the Marhanets and Pokrovske rural communities A private house and two buses were damaged No injuries were reported," the post said Lysak noted that a transport enterprise in Nikopol sustained damage during the overnight artillery shelling rescuers discovered that the Synelnykove district was also affected by yesterday's attack A power line and an agricultural enterprise were hit," he added This was reported in Telegram by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak “Until late in the evening, the aggressor was attacking Nikopol region. They mostly used kamikaze drones Pokrovsk and Myrivsk communities suffered from the attacks,” he noted Lysak emphasized that the shelling damaged an enterprise The head of the RMA added that the Air Defense Forces destroyed three drones in Dnipropetrovsk region at night As a reminder, a man was wounded in Nikopol the day before as a result of Russian shelling and houses and infrastructure were damaged in Nikopol district Serhiy Lysak, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Facebook “The aggressor hit Nikopol and the Pokrovsk community with drones People were not injured,” Lysak wrote the Russian army shelled the village of Komyshany in the Kherson region The invaders fired on the area with heavy artillery A 37-year-old man was injured during one of the attacks in Nikopol a gas pipeline and a power line were damaged In the Mezhova and Velykomykhailivsk communities of the Synelnykivskyi district the roof of one of the private houses caught fire due to an enemy attack As reported by Ukrinform, three people were injured in a drone attack in Dnipro educational and cultural institutions were damaged the district center and the Marhanets community were hit A 22-year-old man wounded during the morning attack on Nikopol turned to doctors As Ukrinform previously reported, a transport company was damaged in the Dnipro region as a result of Russian shelling Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Facebook the aggressor has struck the Nikopol district nearly 20 times He will receive outpatient treatment," Lysak said Earlier reports said that a 57-year-old and a 71-year-old man had been injured by artillery shelling in Nikopol This was reported by Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Serhii Lysak on Telegram Russians struck Nikopol district four times The enemy directed these attacks at the district center and Marganets community," he wrote an industrial facility and an administrative building were damaged The assessment of the attacked areas is ongoing the enemy's UAV was destroyed in the region the Russian forces attacked communities in Nikopol district nearly twenty times Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker by Kateryna DenisovaThe aftermath of a Russian attack on the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Sept (Serhii Lysak/Telegram)Russian forces shelled the town of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Sept killing a 16-year-old girl and injuring three other people Russia fired around a dozen of artillery shells at the town in the morning, damaging houses, Lysak said The body of a killed girl was retrieved from the rubble of a damaged house Two men aged 79 and 74 and a 66-year-old woman suffered injuries Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day killed seven people and injured at least 32, according to regional authorities Kateryna Denisova works as a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent She previously worked as a news editor at the NV media outlet for four years covering mainly Ukrainian and international politics Kateryna holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv She also was a fellow at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany This was reported by Serhii Lysak, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, on Facebook The invaders attacked with drones and artillery Explosions were heard in the town of Nikopol There are reports of deaths and injuries as a result of the artillery shelling drones attacked Slovianka community in Synelnykove district and Hrushivka community in Kryvyi Rih district there were no casualties in these incidents two men were killed and five others injured in a Russian strike on the town of Nikopol The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak wrote about it in Telegram “More than two dozen attacks. During the day, the enemy hit Nikopol region with Grad multiple rocket launchers, dropped ammunition from a UAV They also fired from heavy artillery,” Lysak wrote Myrivsk and Chervonohryhorivka communities an outbuilding and a greenhouse were damaged Half a dozen solar panels and several power lines were also damaged Earlier it was reported that the enemy shelled Nikopol district at night on January 7 This was reported on Facebook by Serhii Lysak “The enemy continued attacking Nikopol district with kamikaze drones The town of Nikopol and Marhanets community were hit,” Lysak stated A drone strike set a car on fire and damaged a private home and an outbuilding He also informed that the East Air Command units successfully destroyed two Russian drones over Dnipropetrovsk region Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery Nikopol is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast the fourth largest city in the oblast with a population of 105,160 people at the start of 2022 city authorities estimated the population to be “50%” of that figure due to displacement caused by hostilities It is situated on the right bank of the Dnieper river with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation situated on the left.3 The city has an industrial economy including the manufacture of steel and pipe Nikopol has been intensely affected by the conflict Regular artillery and drone attacks continue to damage residential areas REACH’s Damage Impact Analysis found that economic activity was perceived to be highly impacted by damage In the ACAPS “Civilian Infrastructure Damages Dataset” around 75% of the identified damaged objects are economic the city has been affected by the breach of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 causing the water level in the Kakhovka reservoir near the city to empty Mayor Oleksandr Sayuk reported almost 5000 damaged structures in Nikopol.ACLED (the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database) reported attacks on 244 days throughout 2023.10 Already by 30 April 2024 there were reports of incidents on 113 days (or more than nine in every ten days)