Five killed in Russian strike on market in frontline Ukrainian city

Updated 04 Apr, 2026 02:54pm 1 min read
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga after a Ukrainian attack in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. – Reuters
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga after a Ukrainian attack in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. – Reuters

Five people were killed ​and 19 others ‌wounded by a Russian drone strike ​on a ​market in the frontline ⁠Ukrainian city ​of Nikopol on Saturday ​morning, Ukraine’s prosecutor-general’s office said.

“This is ​yet another ​war crime committed by the ‌Russian ⁠Federation,” the prosecutor’s office said on Telegram.

Nikopol, which ​faces ​Russian-occupied ⁠territory several kilometres away on ​the other ​bank ⁠of the Dnipro river, is ⁠a ​regular target ​of bombardment.

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