Russian forces attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using tube artillery, killing a 53-year-old woman and injuring an 87-year-old pensioner with shrapnel wounds.
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Russian forces attacked Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of 12 February, killing a woman and injuring another. They used tube artillery. A 53-year-old woman has been killed. There is also an 87-year-old pensioner who was injured. She has a shrapnel wound.
Russia used a reconnaissance drone and several spy balloons for reconnaissance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian air defense attempted to down the drone, but the success of this action was unclear at the time of reporting.
The aggressor attacked Nikopol district three times with cannon artillery and MLRS.
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