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Russia attacks Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv regions with Shahed drones, two people killed

7 July, 2023 Friday
11:01

During the night of July 7, the Russian army launched an attack on Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv regions using Shahed UAVs. As a result, two people died, fires broke out, and a car was damaged

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Mykolaiv Oblast

The attack in the region was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim.

He noted that from 00:40 to 01:20, the Russians carried out a strike on Ochakiv using a Shahed-136 drone.

Additionally, the air defense forces destroyed five "Shaheds". As a result of the falling debris, a building on the territory of the recreation center caught fire and stubble began to burn. The fire was promptly extinguished. Information regarding the extent of the damage and casualties is being clarified.

Dripropetrovsk oblast

The head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military  Administration, Serhiy Lysak, reported on the Shahed attack.

He noted that the region was attacked by drones, and Ukrainian defenders from the Eastern Air Command brought down six of them.

Debris from one of the downed drones fell onto a moving car on the road. Two men inside the vehicle tragically lost their lives.

Photo: Serhiy Lysak

Photo: Serhiy Lysak

As a result, the falling debris caused a fire in the grass. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames.

Additionally, one drone targeted a private enterprise in Kryvyi Rih district, resulting in a fire. The fire covered an area of over 100 square kilometers and reached a height of 4 meters. Firefighters brought the fire under control, and there were no reported casualties.

  • On July 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces made progress and consolidated their positions in three directions — Bakhmut, Melitopol, and Berdiansk, while maintaining defense on the Kupiansk front.

 
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