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Russia attacks Nikopol three times in one day

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Russia attacks Nikopol three times in one day
Damage as a result of a Russian attack on Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. 7, 2023. (Dnipropetrovsk Governor Serhii Lysak / Telegram)

Russia attacked the city of Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast three times in one day, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on Oct. 7.

Russian forces used heavy artillery against the city twice during the day and once in the evening, Lysak said.

A school, municipal enterprise, 11 homes, power lines, a gas pipeline, and nearly a dozen commercial buildings were damaged, the governor said.

However, no casualties were reported, according to the local authorities.

On Oct. 6, Lysak reported that a 44-year-old woman was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds following a Russian attack on the city.

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Elsa Court is the audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the Kyiv Independent and was an intern at the Kyiv Post in 2018. She has a Master’s in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University. Elsa is originally from the UK.

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