Russian forces struck a market in the Ukrainian city of Nikopol with a drone on Saturday morning, killing five people and injuring 19 others in the latest attack on civilian infrastructure.
The strike occurred around 9:50 a.m. local time in Nikopol, a frontline city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that lies across the Dnipro River from Russian-occupied territory. Three women and two men died in the attack, while a 14-year-old girl was among those wounded and remains in critical condition.
This is yet another war crime committed by the Russian Federation
Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office — Telegram
The attack damaged trading premises and shops at the covered market. Emergency responders worked to clear debris and assist victims as investigators opened a war crimes inquiry into the strike.
The Nikopol attack came after Russia launched one of its largest overnight drone assaults in recent weeks. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 260 of 286 drones launched across the country on Friday night, though 11 strike drones reached their targets at ten locations.
France 24 frames the attack as part of Russia's escalating pattern of targeting civilian infrastructure. The outlet emphasizes the war crimes aspect and notes the shift toward daytime attacks on non-military targets.
Ukrainian outlets focus on the civilian casualties and provide detailed casualty figures from official sources. They contextualize the attack within the broader pattern of Russian strikes on civilian areas.