In Dnipropetrovsk region, there are casualties due to a kamikaze drone attack.

In the city of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, a kamikaze drone attack occurred, resulting in injuries to two people. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak.

Today, February 9, residents of Nikopol witnessed an attack by the occupiers. Two men, aged 41 and 39, were injured as a result of the kamikaze drone strike. One of the wounded will receive outpatient treatment, as he sustained facial injuries. The other victim is hospitalized in serious condition.

The attack also caused damage to a vehicle and a gas station.

It was previously reported that Ukrainian defenders shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft. The plane became the first shot down by soldier Pavlo Zhalko from Dubenshchyna using a MANPADS. This was reported by the Rivne Regional Military Administration.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian servicemen have shot down 369 planes and 331 helicopters of the Russians.

Recall that on July 23 of last year, Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft in the Pokrovsk direction. The aircraft attempted to attack the positions of the Defense Forces along with another Su-25.

In total, during the past July, air defense forces destroyed two Su-25 attack aircraft.