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A 46-year-old woman was injured when Russian troops shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on May 20, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
More than 20 rounds were fired by Russian forces at Nikopol and the community of Chervonohryhorivka, damaging 17 residential buildings, including apartments and private houses.
The shelling also damaged gas and power lines, leaving 1,000 Nikopol residents without electricity, he said.
Russia launches 11th aerial attack at Ukraine this month, targets Kyiv
All 18 drones Iranian-made Shahed-type drones launched at Kyiv after midnight on May 20 were intercepted by the city’s air defenses, Ukraine’s Air Force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.


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