On the eve of St. Nicholas Day, the Russian invaders decided to “congratulate” the Ukrainians with “Shaheds”. On the night of December 18-19, the enemy attacked several regions with Iranian kamikaze drones. In addition to Kyiv and the Kyiv region, the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region was badly damaged by enemy fire, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko..

Of the 30 drones destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces, two Shaheds were eliminated in the sky over the Dnipropetrovsk region. However, the Russian occupiers did not limit themselves to this only.. Krasnogrigoryevskaya, Mirovskaya and Marganets communities were hit by heavy artillery and MLRS "

“Occupiers fired more than 60 shells from Grads and heavy artillery into the Nikopol region. There were no casualties. There is a lot of destruction everywhere,” writes Reznichenko..

As a result of the shelling, more than 30 residential buildings, a dozen outbuildings, cars, a children's and youth sports school, a lyceum, an art school, an administrative building, a gas pipeline and power lines were damaged..

“In the Krasnogrigoryevsk community, the pumping station of the water utility was de-energized due to the attack. Several villages have no water. Emergency teams are already on the job.. Fire breaks out in private residence. Rescuers have already extinguished the fire,” the head of the Dnepropetrovsk regional police department reports..