Eight injured in Russian drone attack on central market in Ukraine’s Nikopol

The head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, and the State Emergency Service reported the information.

Russia struck the central market with a "kamikaze" drone.

As a result of the attack, 6 people were injured, including 4 women and 2 men, all of whom were hospitalized. The women, aged 39, 63, and 64, are in serious condition, while the others are in moderate condition.

As of 11:50 a.m., Lysak reported 8 injured: 7 of them were hospitalized. One woman is in critical condition, three others are in serious condition. 

“Russians hit the market with a kamikaze drone. There are damaged stalls,” he wrote.

"Significant damage was caused to the trading premises. Rescuers, together with emergency medical teams, promptly provided first aid to the injured and transported them to the hospital," the State Emergency Service stated.

• Russia launched strike drones at Ukraine on December 26. Air defense systems were active in the Kyiv region.