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10-06-2025
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Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: two injured, infrastructure, car service station and high-rise building damaged
Two people have been injured in Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using various types of weapons. Houses, infrastructure, a car service station and a power line have been damaged. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "The attacks on the Nikopol district did not stop. The aggressor used FPV drones and artillery. They terrorised Nikopol itself and the Marhanets, Pokrovske and Myrove hromadas. Two men, aged 43 and 53, have been injured. Both are in hospital in a moderate condition." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Details: Infrastructure facilities, a high-rise building, a car service station, a garage and a power line were damaged in the district. A fire broke out, which was already extinguished. Damage caused by Russian attacks Photo: Serhii Lysak on Telegram The Mezhova and Slovianka hromadas in the Synelnykove district suffered from drone strikes. "A fire broke out and it was extinguished by firefighters. The community arts centre was almost destroyed and a home was damaged," Lysak reported. He added that air defence forces had downed six UAVs over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the evening and overnight. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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08-06-2025
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Russian drones and artillery attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring two
Two people have been injured in a series of Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast throughout the day. The Nikopol and Synelnykove districts have come under fire. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Details: Russian forces used first-person view drones, heavy artillery and UAV-dropped munitions in the Nikopol district. Two men were injured in the city of Nikopol, one of whom is in a critical condition. Quote: "Two men have been injured in the attacks on the district centre. Doctors assess the condition of one of them as critical." More details: A house, six vehicles and an outbuilding have been damaged. Another building was destroyed by a fire. The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Lysak on Telegram The Russian attacks have also affected the Pokrovske and Mezhova hromadas [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]. Russian troops launched a drone attack and damaged a house of local residents in the Mezhova hromada in the Synelnykove district. Updated reports indicate that a facility was damaged in the Mezhova hromada as a result of a Russian strike on the night of 7-8 June. Background: On 7 June, Russian forces killed one person in the Mezhova hromada, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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08-06-2025
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Ukraine denies Russian troop presence in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast amid offensive, describes situation as 'tense'
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the Ukrainian military's denial of the presence of Russian troops in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Russian forces continue their efforts to break into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces reported on June 8, saying that the situation around the 31st Separate Brigade's positions remains "tense." "The enemy has not abandoned its plans to enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast," the Southern Defense Forces wrote on Telegram. "Our soldiers are bravely and professionally holding their section of the front, thwarting the occupier's plans." The comment follows the Russian Defense Ministry's June 8 claim that its forces had entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Despite the claims, Major Andrii Kovalev, a spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff denied Russian troop presence in the region. "The information is not true. Fighting is ongoing in Donetsk Oblast. The enemy did not enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast," Kovalev told Ukrainska Pravda. In a separate statement to CNN, Viktor Trehubov, a spokesperson for for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces said that "the Russians are constantly spreading false information that they have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region from the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, but (in neither place) is this information true.' The 31st Brigade is deployed in the Novopavlivka direction, where Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts converge. Since 2014, Russian aggression has heavily impacted Donetsk Oblast, while Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has remained free from direct incursions. The denials from Ukraine's militaary come amid continuing Russian offensives in eastern and northern Ukraine, along with escalating diplomatic efforts that have yet to yield a ceasefire. President Volodymyr Zelensky's Deputy Chief of Staff Pavlo Palisa said on June 6 that Russia aims to occupy all Ukrainian territory east of the Dnipro River and advance toward Odesa and Mykolaiv in a broader plan to sever Ukraine's access to the Black Sea, amid a renewed summer offensive. On May 21, Ukrainian officials rejected similar claims that Russian troops had reached Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's administrative boundary. Serhii Lysak, head of the regional military administration, called the reports "fake," citing doctored photos allegedly showing Russian soldiers in the area. The Ukrainian monitoring project DeepState analyzed one such image and determined it had been taken in Troitske, a village in Donetsk Oblast. As a precaution, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast began mandatory evacuations of children and families from four front-line villages in late April — Kolona Mezhova, Novopidhorodne, Raipole, and Sukhareva Balka — located just 5 to 15 kilometers from Russian positions. Despite the lack of verified ground incursions, Dnipropetrovsk has endured frequent Russian missile, drone, and aerial attacks since the full-scale invasion began. The ongoing Russian advance occurs as peace efforts remain stalled, and U.S.-brokered negotiations have failed to achieve a ceasefire. Read also: US expects Russia's retaliation for Operation Spiderweb to continue soon We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
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08-06-2025
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Russia claims entry into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian General Staff denies it
Russia's Ministry of Defence reported that its forces entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of 8 June, but the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has refuted the claim. Source: Major Andrii Kovalov, spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda; Defence Forces of Ukraine's South; Russian Ministry of Defence Details: In the morning, Russian forces claimed that they had "reached the western border of the 'DPR' [Russian-backed "Donetsk People's Republic" terrorist organisation – ed.] and were continuing to advance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast". Quote from Kovalov: "This information does not reflect reality. Fighting continues in Donetsk Oblast. The enemy has not entered Dnipropetrovsk Oblast." Details: Meanwhile, Defence Forces of Ukraine's South issued a statement that Russian troops do not abandon intentions to enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, but Ukrainian forces "courageously and professionally hold their sector of the front, breaking the plans of the occupiers". OSINT analysts, particularly DeepState, have confirmed battles taking place just hundreds of metres from the border of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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08-06-2025
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People killed in Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson Oblasts
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a local resident has been killed in a Russian attack with guided aerial bombs. In Kherson Oblast, a woman has been killed and two other people have been injured in a Russian attack on Bilozerka. Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration Quote from Lysak: "Sad news from the Mezhova hromada in the Synelnykove district. A local resident was killed in a Russian attack with guided aerial bombs... [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Five houses and a kindergarten were damaged." Quote from Prokudin: "An hour ago, the Russians attacked Bilozerka with artillery. Unfortunately, as a result of the shelling, a 72-year-old woman who was in her house at the time of the attack sustained fatal injuries... Two people were also injured in the attack. A 49-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman sustained blast and craniocerebral injuries and concussions. The victim also sustained shrapnel wounds to his head, torso, arms and legs. The ambulance crew treated them both on the spot. They refused hospitalisation." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
