Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations southeast of Oleksandrivka toward Berezove and Rybne but did not advance.
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Russian forces conducted limited offensive operations southeast of Oleksandrivka toward Berezove and Rybne on September 16 and 17 but did not advance.
Five people have been killed and at least seven injured in an enemy strike on a fixed-route minibus in the Nikopol district.
A Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and injured seven others.
The bus was hit in the Nikopol district, an area that comes under regular shelling.
Governor Oleksandr Hanzha announced the casualties but did not offer further details.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces launched three attacks toward Berezove and near Rybne.
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of Sept. 16, killing five people at the scene and injuring at least seven others.
A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s Nikopol district on Wednesday, Sept. 16, killing at least five people and injuring seven others.
Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha stated that the drone directly hit the bus while it was carrying passengers.
On September 16, a Russian FPV drone attacked a passenger bus in the Nikopol district, killing five people and injuring at least seven others.
Russian occupiers attacked a public bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region with a drone in the Nikopol district, killing five people and injuring seven.
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