Russians strike Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing 2 adults and child, injuring 8 more people

The Russians attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with drones on the night of 24-25 April, causing fires in several settlements. Three people have been killed and eight others injured in Pavlohrad.

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

Quote: "The aggressor once again launched a large-scale drone attack on the oblast… Fires broke out on the premises belonging to industrial facilities in the Synelnykove and Samar districts as a result of the attack. Several fires also broke out in Pavlohrad, including in a high-rise building."

Update: Later, Lysak reported that a 76-year-old woman was killed and eight more people were injured in Pavlohrad, according to early reports. One person is in a critical condition.

After that, he added that the death toll had risen to three, including a child.

"Six people were hospitalised. One patient is in a serious condition, the rest are in a moderate condition. Two more people were provided with medical assistance on the spot. Among them is a 15-year-old girl," Lysak reported.

Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council Mykola Lukashuk added that there are currently power outages in Pavlohrad. Power engineers are working to repair the damage.

Details: Lysak added that the Russians had also struck the Nikopol district, using FPV drones and Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.

"They hit the city of Nikopol and the Marhanets hromada. An industrial facility was damaged. No casualties were recorded," Lysak stated. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

He added that air defenders had destroyed 11 Russian UAVs over the oblast.

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