Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 12-year-old boy killed, 3 people injured

Dec 5, 2025 - 03:04
Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 12-year-old boy killed, 3 people injured

Russian forces have attacked two districts in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring three people.

Source: Vladyslav Haivanenko, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: Russian forces hit a residential area in the Vasylkivka hromada of the Synelnykove district with drones, killing a 12-year-old boy. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

His parents – a 37-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man – were also injured and received the necessary medical treatment.

Damaged building Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

In addition, the Russian attack caused a fire, destroyed one house and damaged another.

The Russians struck the city of Nikopol as well as the Marhanets and Pokrovske hromadas in the Nikopol district with artillery, FPV drones and Grad multiple-launch rocket systems. A 70-year-old resident of the Pokrovske hromada suffered blast injuries.

High-rise building affected in the attack Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration

Russian forces damaged houses and five high-rise residential buildings and destroyed cars.

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