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Russian forces shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 10 times on July 1, damaging civilian infrastructure, Governor Serhii Lysak reported on Telegram on July 1.
According to the governor, an administrative building, cafeteria, homes, and a church were damaged by the Russian attacks.
No casualties were reported.
Earlier on June 26, Russian shelling of Nikopol killed a 51-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man and injured a 49-year-old man.
Nikopol lies directly across the Dnipro River from Russian positions at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and is the target of regular artillery shelling by Russian forces.
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Liliane Bivings
Business Editor
Liliane is the business editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked at the Kyiv Post as a staff writer covering business news and then as business editor. Liliane holds a master’s degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian affairs with a focus on Ukrainian studies at Columbia University. From 2017-2020 she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, after which she interned with the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.
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