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Russian drone attack on central Nikopol market injures 8, officials report

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Russian drone attack on central Nikopol market injures 8, officials report
Russia targets Nikopol’s central market with suicide drone, Dec. 26 (Ukraine's Emergency Service / Telegram)

Russian forces struck the central market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with a drone on Dec. 26, injuring eight people, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.

Those injured, four women and two men, received first aid from rescuers and medics before being transported to the hospital.

Governor Serhii Lysak confirmed the injuries and said three women, aged 39, 63, and 64, are in serious condition. “They are are being provided with all the necessary medical care,” he said.

The attack caused significant damage to commercial premises, according to emergency responders.

This assault follows a Dec. 24 strike on a residential building in Kryvyi Rih, also in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Christmas Eve attack injured at least 15 people and killed one, according to Lysak.

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Tim Zadorozhnyy is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in foreign policy, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and political developments across Europe and Russia. Based in Warsaw, he is pursuing studies in International Relations and the European Studies program at Lazarski University, offered in partnership with Coventry University. Tim began his career at a local television channel in Odesa in 2022. After relocating to Warsaw, he spent a year and a half with the Belarusian independent media outlet NEXTA, initially as a news anchor and later as managing editor. Tim is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

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