Woman killed and two children injured in Russian attack on Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

A 70-year-old woman was killed and an 11-year-old and 3-year-old girls were injured in a Russian attack on the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Saturday 15 March.

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

Quote: "The Russians have killed a 70-year-old woman in Nikopol by bombarding the city with heavy artillery. She died immediately.

An 11-year-old girl was injured. She has been taken to hospital."

Details: The Russian attack also damaged the premises of a religious institution, two houses and a power line.

Update: Lysak later reported that, according to updated data, two children and another woman were injured as a result of the shelling in Nikopol.

Quote: "In addition to the eleven-year-old girl, there is another three-year-old [injured]. The condition of both patients is assessed as moderate. They were sent to a medical facility in Dnipro for additional treatment.

A 57-year-old woman was also injured in another attack on the city. She will recover at home."

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