Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery, houses damaged
Russian forces carried out a series of strikes on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The enemy used artillery and FPV drones.
This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Vladyslav Haivanenko.
As a result of the shelling, residential buildings, outbuildings, power lines, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
“Until late in the evening, attacks on the Nikopol area continued. The enemy terrorised Nikopol itself, as well as the Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovske, and Marhanets communities, using artillery and FPV drones,” Haivanenko noted.
According to him, the shelling damaged six private houses, a garage and a car, an outbuilding, and another building was completely destroyed. Damage to a power transmission line was also recorded.
In addition, a Russian drone struck the Vasylkivka community of the Synelnykove district. “The aggressor’s UAV hit the Vasylkivka community of the Synelnykove district. A fire broke out. A private house, an outbuilding, and a gas pipeline were damaged,” the regional head added.
At the same time, air defence units destroyed two enemy drones over the territory of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
On the night of January 6, Russian forces carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine, using more than 60 strike unmanned aerial vehicles. Among them were Shahed-type drones, Gerbera drones, and others. Most of the aerial targets were destroyed by air defence forces, however, hits were also recorded.
We recall that drones attacked 20 Russian regions, with 129 UAVs destroyed.
In addition, long-range drones of the SBU Special Operations Centre “Alpha” successfully struck two key facilities of the Russian oil and gas sector.
In the Russian city of Saratov, a fire was recorded in the area of the local oil refinery.
