Five people were injured as Russian forces struck five districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region over 50 times on Tuesday, Sept. 1, using drones, artillery and guided aerial bombs (KABs).
Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, detailed the strikes in a statement on Telegram, saying that the barrage affected Dnipro, Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, Synelynkove and Pavlohrad districts.
Civilian infrastructure damaged across tregion
In Dnipro, Russian strikes damaged an enterprise, a school stadium and private homes.
Two women were injured, while a fire broke out in the surrounding Dnipro district, Hanzha said.
Nikopol and the Marhanets, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka communities came under fire in the Nikopol district. Civilian infrastructure, including apartment buildings, private homes and supermarkets, sustained damage.
An 80-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition, while a 70-year-old woman was taken to hospital in moderate condition. According to Hanzha, a 48-year-old man was also injured and will receive outpatient treatment.
The Zelenodolsk community in the Kryvyi Rih district was also targeted, damaging private homes, a vehicle and infrastructure.
Russian forces hit the Vasylkivka and Pokrovske communities in the Synelnykove district, where a sports school, administrative buildings, homes and vehicles were damaged.
Fires were reported in the Pavlohrad district.
Air defenses activated
In a follow-up statement, Hanzha said loud explosions heard in Dnipro were caused by Ukrainian air defense operations.
He urged residents to remain in safe locations until the air raid alert was lifted.
The barrage came as Ukraine opens 25,000 schools under new safety rules on Tuesday, while Russia’s war continues.