Russian Strikes Injure 1, Damage Homes Across Dnipropetrovsk Region

Russian forces struck three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times on Tuesday, Aug. 11, using drones, aerial guided bombs (KABs), and artillery.A 58-year-old woman was injured in the Nikopol district and will be treated on an outpatient basis, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Nikopol district remains the hardest hitThe Nikopol, Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, and Pokrovsk communities continue to bear the brunt of attacks, as the area has remained one of the hardest hit since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.According to Hanzha’s report, a business, apartment buildings, and vehicles sustained damage.Synelnykove, Dnipro districts also struckIn the Synelnykove district, the Vasylkivka community reported damage to infrastructure, private homes, and vehicles.Separately, a fire broke out in the Slobozhanske community of the Dnipro district.Ongoing pattern of attacksTuesday’s barrage is part of a broader, persistent pattern of Russian strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region, with the area experiencing near-daily bombardment of between 40 and 70 strikes a day.Russia continues to target civilians and civilian infrastructure, violating international humanitarian law under the Geneva Conventions.On Monday, Aug. 10, two people were killed and five others wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces struck five districts nearly 60 times.The attack left a 57-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy dead, with several other people injured, including two teenagers aged 16 and 17. Other Topics of Interest Russian Strikes Hit Kramatorsk Church, Sloviansk Market, 4 Injured A Russian strike set fire to a church dome in Kramatorsk, while shelling of a central market in Sloviansk injured at least four people. On Aug. 3, the Kryvyi Rih district recorded the region’s highest death toll of the day, with three fatalities, including a child, and 11 people wounded, as Russia struck the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 60 times that day.On July 30, a Russian missile strike on the village of Radushne in the Kryvyi Rih district killed an entire family of 10 people, including two parents, seven children, and an 18-month-old grandson. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.