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5 killed, 25 injured in Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Nikopol

Xinhua
| April 5, 2026
2026-04-05

KIEV, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and 25 others injured on Saturday in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's frontline city of Nikopol, local authorities reported.

Several Russian FPV drones hit a market in the city located in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, causing a fire and damaging market pavilions as well as a nearby shop, said the regional military administration.

Eight of the injured were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, blast traumas and burns, including a 14-year-old girl who remains in severe condition. Enditem

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