Russian shelling kills three in southeastern Ukrainian town of Nikopol, governor says


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  • Thursday, 07 Aug 2025

(Reuters) -Russian artillery shelling killed three people and injured four on Wednesday in the southeastern Ukrainian town of Nikopol, the regional governor said.

Serhiy Lysak, governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, said two men and a woman died in the attack. Nikopol, lying on the Ukrainian-held north side of the Dnipro River in the region, frequently comes under Russian attack.

The RBK-Ukraine media outlet said the strike hit a car belonging to the state emergency services and one of the victims killed was an emergency worker.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr Kozhukhar; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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