People died and were injured: police in Nikopol are working at crime scenes

On the morning of December 21, at approximately 9:00, the Russians initiated an attack on Nikopol, employing heavy artillery against the civilian population. This hostile action resulted in casualties, with fatalities and one individual sustaining injuries.

The attack caused significant damage to private residences and commercial structures, including the disruption of a power line. Tragically, lives were lost, and rescuers managed to extract an 86-year-old man from the debris of a collapsed house.

Additionally, on December 20, the Russian military launched attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles and heavy artillery on the municipalities of Nikopol, Myrivska, Pokrovskaya, and Marganetskaya. Near a bus stop, two young men, aged 21 and 22, suffered injuries and received necessary medical assistance.

The aftermath of the shelling in Nikopol included damage to private homes, agricultural buildings, vehicles, and a bus stop. Buildings had their roofs destroyed, walls shattered, and windows broken. In Myrivska Hromada, debris caused damage to a farm building and a car.

In response to these acts of aggression, criminal proceedings have been initiated for each crime under Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigations are currently underway to address these violations.

As a result of the morning shelling of Nikopol, two women were killed

The head of the district military administration, Yevhen Yevtushenko, explained that the women received shrapnel injuries incompatible with life and died on the street, on the air of "Suspilne. "Sprovit".

He also reported that by the morning of December 21, 64 civilians had been killed and 295 wounded as a result of shelling in the Nikopol Oblast. In the district, approximately 700 skyscrapers were destroyed and damaged, 3.5 thousand houses, as well as kindergartens, schools, churches, mobile communication towers and other infrastructure facilities.

What is known about the security situation in the Dnipro region since the beginning of the full-scale war

• Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russian troops have shelled the Dnipro region more than 2,500 times, killing more than 260 civilians, including 20 children, regional police chief Oleksandr Ganja said. As a result of the Russian army's attacks, over a thousand inhabitants of the region were injured. There are over a hundred children among them. Over 6,000 structures in cities and communes were damaged.
• According to all the facts, criminal proceedings were initiated. A total of 10,000 crimes committed in the region by Russian military personnel and their accomplices have been documented.