Two killed, nine injured in Russian attack on Nikopol

Russian forces have attacked the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two women, injuring nine people, and damaging many homes and civilian infrastructure.

Serhi Lysak, head of the region's military administration, announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Two women - 61 and 86 years old – were killed in Russian attacks on Nikopol. According to preliminary information, nine people were wounded in the city. There is a lot of destruction in the district center," Lysak said.

According to him, among those injured are boys aged 9 and 17. They received all the necessary assistance.

Lysak added that the enemy attack on the city had damaged the housing of civilians, educational institutions and a dispensary, shops, a beauty salon and cars.

In the early hours of Tuesday, July 2, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery and drones.

Photo credit: Serhii Lysak/Facebook