Russian Strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Region Leave 12 Wounded, Including Children.

Attack on Dnipropetrovsk Region: June 11, 2023

According to UATV: On June 11, 2023, Russian forces launched attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring 12 people. The assaults targeted multiple communities, with over 40 drone and aerial bomb strikes recorded. Residents of the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts were among those affected.

Details of the Attack

In the Nikopol district—which includes the communities of Nikopol, Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovsk, and Myrove—five people were wounded. Among them:

• Two men, aged 21 and 19,
• Two women, aged 61 and 57,
• A 15-year-old girl.

In the Synelnykove district, which includes the Vasylkivka community, seven people were injured, including five women and two men.

As of the latest report, four individuals have been hospitalized, with a 64-year-old woman in serious condition. According to Oleksandr Hanzha:

Seven people were injured—five women and two men. Four are hospitalized. A 64-year-old wounded woman is in serious condition. The rest will receive outpatient treatment. — Oleksandr Hanzha

The attacks damaged a bank branch, an administrative building, a gas station, private homes, and vehicles. During the night of June 11, the Russian military deployed two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 221 attack drones. These events highlight the escalating tensions in the region and their toll on civilians.

This assault is part of the broader conflict in Ukraine, which began in 2014 with Russia's annexation of Crimea. The increasing frequency of strikes on civilian infrastructure underscores the conflict's intensification and its direct impact on local populations. Developments in the Dnipropetrovsk region could worsen the humanitarian situation, drawing attention from international organizations and foreign governments.