🛡️ Defense

Air Command Skhid units successfully shot down the Russian Kh-59 missile in the airspace of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during an overnight attack.

Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Military personnel from Air Command Skhid destroyed a Russian Kh-59 missile over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Russian forces shelled Nikopol, Morgunivka, and Chervonohryhorivka communities overnight with Grad rockets and heavy artillery.

No people were injured in the overnight shelling of these communities according to Valentyn Reznichenko.

Approximately ten multi-story and private homes were damaged in Nikopol, and power lines were cut.

Dacha houses and electrical networks were damaged in Chervonohryhorivka community, leaving nearly 1,000 families without electricity.

Nikopol suffered from enemy jet artillery fire.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:49.511Z

Source story: 7373694