Russians targeted firefighters in Donetsk Oblast while they extinguished fire from previous attack – photo.

On 19 April, Russian troops targeted a fire truck in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as firefighters were extinguishing a fire caused by a previous attack.

Source: Ukraine’s State Emergency Service on Facebook; Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "Tonight, in Nikopol, Russians targeted a fire truck with a drone while the team of firefighters was extinguishing a fire caused by the previous attack.

Fortunately, the firefighters were not injured."

Details: In addition, the Russians targeted Nikopol with artillery and kamikaze drones and dropped explosives from a UAV. In total – two dozen attacks since the morning.

Nikopol, Marhanets, Pokrovsk and Miropillia hromadas came under Russian attacks [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.].

Aftermath of Russian attack on Nikopol on 19 April

Photo: Serhii Lysak

Quote: "A gymnasium [a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at university – ed.], a utility facility, an administrative building, 14 private houses, 11 outbuildings and a greenhouse were all damaged. A fire truck and cars were damaged.

Energy equipment was also damaged. There was a fire, and firefighters extinguished it. Power lines were affected. There are 30,000 consumers in the district centre without light."

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