Russian military forces carried out over 70 attacks on four districts of Dnipropetrovsk region within a day, using drones, aerial bombs, and artillery. This was reported by the head of the regional administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, who noted that the most affected areas were Nikopol, as well as the Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Pokrovsk, and Myriv communities.
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Damage and Casualties from the Shelling
As a result of the mass attacks, private houses and outbuildings were damaged, with one completely destroyed. Significant damage was inflicted on an agricultural enterprise, a gas station, and vehicles. Two men aged 39 and 60 were injured. Oleksandr Hanzha also reported that in the morning, during another attack, an 82-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized in moderate condition.
“Private houses and outbuildings were damaged, one was destroyed. The agricultural enterprise, gas station, and cars were mutilated. Two men, aged 39 and 60, were injured.”
Damage was also recorded in the Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih districts. Earlier that same day, it was reported that a drone struck a high-rise building in Dnipro, injuring five people.
Systematic Shelling and Signs of Genocide
The Russian army regularly employs various types of weaponry to attack Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure across the country. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations view these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation, emphasizing their targeted nature. Particularly dangerous are the shelling of life-support systems and healthcare facilities, which leave people without electricity, water, heat, and medical assistance.
During the large-scale war, Russia is engaging in actions that may fall under the definition of genocide, which includes targeted shelling of civilian infrastructure, public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians, deportation of children, persecution of individuals with pro-Ukrainian positions, and the destruction of the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, obliges member states to prevent acts of genocide and to punish them in both peacetime and wartime. According to the Convention, genocide is defined as actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, including killings, causing serious bodily harm, creating conditions for the destruction of the group, and the forcible transfer of children.
The Russian leadership denies strikes on civilian objects in Ukraine; however, the facts indicate regular attacks that lead to mass casualties among the civilian population and the destruction of vital infrastructure facilities.