Russian drone attack injures 4-month-old girl in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk
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Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:33:00 +0300

KhersonThe Kherson City Council reported that around 2:00 a.m., as a result of the Russian strike in the Dniprovskyi district of the city, two locals were injured.The women, aged 71 and 34, suffered blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.Dnipropetrovsk regionAccording to the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, on Sunday evening and Monday morning, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol area using FPV drones, dropping munitions from UAVs, and shelling with artillery. Nikopol, Marhanets, Myrivska, and Pokrovska communities came under fire.Three people were injured and taken to the hospital. Among the wounded is a 4-month-old girl who is in critical condition. Two women, aged 40 and 46, are in moderate condition.In addition, due to artillery shelling of Marhanets on the evening of August 3, a transportation facility was damaged.Air defenders destroyed two drones over the region, according to the Air Command.Air defense in Kyiv region: 25 targets destroyedAt 11:32 p.m., the Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported the detection of UAVs and the operation of air defense systems against Russian targets.On the morning of August 4, the administration clarified that due to the drone attack, air raid alerts were declared in all seven districts of the region.“Air defense forces were active in the region. Russian targets were shot down. There were no civilian casualties, and no hits on critical infrastructure,” the administration stated.However, as a result of the attack, six private homes and a vehicle were damaged in the Boryspil district. Windows and doors were shattered, roofs were damaged, and facades were struck by debris.“Homeowners will receive all necessary assistance. We are already working on this with local authorities and our partners. Thanks to our defenders from the Russian drone interception project Clear Sky, twenty-five targets were destroyed due to the skilled actions of our drone hunters,” added the head of the regional administration, Mykola Kalashnyk.Explosions in Odesa and regionAt 2:02 a.m., Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported explosions in the city.“As a result of the strikes, large fires broke out, which were promptly extinguished by firefighters together with volunteers,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on the morning of August 4.The most severe damage occurred at the radio market area, where dozens of trade pavilions containing electronics and household appliances were destroyed by fire. A major fire was also extinguished at an abandoned dormitory.Additionally, a private house in the Odesa district was damaged. The homeowner managed to extinguish the fire in his yard on his own.

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