Russian forces attack Nikopol with artillery and drones, launch missile at Kropyvnytskyi

On the evening of December 24th, the Russian enemy launched another round of attacks on Ukraine, utilizing their attack drones. Specifically, the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region was hit by artillery fire and a kamikaze drone. This caused explosions to be heard in Kropyvnytskyi, prompting the Ukrainian military to warn residents about an incoming enemy rocket towards the city.

The Air Force and Suspilne reported that.

Tonight, the Russians attacked Ukraine with attack drones.

Initially, the threat of drones in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions was reported. Later, the threat spread to several other regions, including the Kirovohrad region.

As monitoring groups report, the launch of attack drones took place from the territory of occupied Crimea or Russian Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

Kirovohrad region

Explosions rang out in Kropyvnytskyi on the evening of December 24. The military warned residents about an enemy rocket in the direction of the city.

According to preliminary information, at least two explosions were heard in the city.

Shortly before the explosions, the Air Force warned the residents of Kropyvnytskyi that an enemy missile was moving toward the city. In addition, Russian attack drones launched from the south were also moving in the direction of Kropyvnytskyi.

Currently, the authorities of the city and region, as well as the military, have not commented on the situation.

Dnipropetrovsk region

On December 24, the Russian military attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, using artillery and a kamikaze drone.

"The Russian invaders did not let Nikopol district rest. They directed a kamikaze drone at the district center. A dozen artillery shells were fired at the Chervonohryhorivska and Pokrovska rural communities," Lysak informed.

According to him, there were no casualties due to the shelling. Specialists examine the attacked city and villages and find out the consequences of the attack.

It is noted that on December 23, the Russian army shelled the Nikopol region four times with artillery and kamikaze drones.

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On the night of December 24, the Russians also attacked Ukraine with their Shahed drones. Then, the occupiers launched 15 attack drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia.

The Ukrainian military worked on enemy targets within Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Khmelnytskyi regions. In total, shooting down 14 out of 15 enemy drones was possible.

In addition, yesterday, the Russians attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with attack drones. The enemy used nine kamikaze drones and fired about one and a half dozen artillery shells in the region.

Also, on the evening of December 23, Russian troops shelled the critical infrastructure of Kherson, damaging the gas network and a medical facility.

As a result of the shelling of the central part of Kherson on the night of December 24, three people were killed, and nine others were injured.