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Russia shells Nikopol overnight, wounding civilian

by The Kyiv Independent news desk October 16, 2022 7:58 AM 1 min read
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More than 40 Russian shells were fired on Nikopol overnight, injuring a 47-year-old man, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko said on Telegram.

Russian forces used a Grad multiple rocket launcher and other heavy artillery to fire at the Nikopolska and Marhanetska communities in the oblast.

More than 30 high-rise buildings and private houses, an enterprise, several cars, and several gas transmission lines were damaged in the city, Reznichenko said.

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