Russian troops hit critical infrastructure using drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, explosions reported in Novomoskovsk

On the evening of March 17, invading Russian army used attack drones against critical infrastructure facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region

The East Air Command reported this on Facebook.

"The enemy used attack UAVs (presumably Shahed-131/136) from the southeast to target important critical facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Three of them were destroyed by the means of the East Air Command in Dnipro district," the statement said.

In addition, Serhiy Reznik, the mayor of Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk region, reported on Telegram about explosions in the town.

"Explosions in the town. Do not spread information about the location of the explosions and do not publish footage. Emergency services are working to eliminate the consequences of the attacks," Reznik wrote.

The head of Dnipropetrovs'k Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, said on Telegram that two drones hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk.

"Two drones hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk. There are serious damages there. All services are operating. The consequences of the attack are being clarified," Lysak wrote.

• Earlier on March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova in connection with Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories.