Russian attack on frontline Nikopol kills 16-year-old boy
On the morning of March 9, Russian troops attacked the Nikopol region near Dnipropetrovsk, killing a 16-year-old boy.
Governor Serhii Lysak said another person, a 22-year-old man, was hospitalized in serious condition.
According to the head of the administration, the artillery attack damaged a private house, an outbuilding, a power line, and a gas pipeline.
On the night of March 9, Ukraine's military shot down five drones over the Kryvyi Rih.
According to the Joint Forces Operation, Russian forces were shooting at Nikopol district, firing more than 10 shells from heavy artillery. No victims were reported that day.
Over the last day, five enemy strikes with kamikaze drones and three artillery attacks took place in Nikopol. A 23-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.
On the night of March 9, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian regions with 15 Shahed-type attack drones. The air defenses shot down 12 targets.