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Russian shelling kills mother, daughter in Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

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A residential buillding damaged in a Russian artillery strike on Aug. 1, 2024.
A residential buillding damaged in a Russian artillery strike on Aug. 1, 2024. (Governor Serhii Lysak/Telegram)

A 40-year-old woman and her 72-year-old mother were killed during a Russian artillery attack against Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Aug. 1, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.

A 46-year-old man was also injured after dozens of Russian shells hit multiple high-rise buildings, houses, a fire department building, two schools, and buses.

The 72-year-old woman was killed on her birthday, Lysak added.

No other details were provided at the moment.

Nikopol, just across from Russian-occupied Enerhodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, is a regular target of Russian attacks.

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