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Russian attacks on Nikopol district injure 2 women
Russian attacks against the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 27 injured two women aged 88 and 40, Governor Serhii Lysak said.
Throughout the day, Russian forces launched 13 drone strikes and five artillery attacks against the Nikopol, Myrove, and Pokrovske communities.
Two five-story buildings, nine houses, six outbuildings, and several cars were damaged. One of the outbuildings caught fire, which was later put out by emergency services.
An agricultural company and power lines were also affected by the attack, leaving 300 people without power.
Nikopol , situated on the banks of the dried-up Kakhovka Reservoir , just across from Russian-occupied Enerhodar and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant , is a regular target of Russian attacks.
Wider Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was targeted by a large-scale missile attack in the early hours of April 27, with energy facilities damaged near Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih. Three people were reportedly injured.
General Staff: Russia has lost 479,710 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
This number includes 980 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel discussed the ongoing defense cooperation between their countries, and Pavel confirmed his participation at the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland.
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Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 1
A Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv damaged homes in a residential area and caused a fire to break out, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on Telegram. As a result of the attack, one person was injured.
SBU arrests Kharkiv man accused of spying on Ukrainian positions.
A 45-year-old man from Kharkiv was detained by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) on May 9 for allegedly tracking Ukrainian firing position, and providing coordinates to Russian intelligence officers.
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