Russian forces struck the central market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, with a drone on Dec. 26, injuring eight people, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.

Russian forces struck the Nikopol central market in Ukraine on Thursday, 26 December. Six civilians are currently known to have been injured in the attack. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram;

A Russian drone strike on Nikopol's central market injured eight people, with seven hospitalized. This attack follows a Christmas Day assault on Ukraine's energy system that resulted in one death. The Ukrainian military reported shooting down 20 of 31 drones launched by Russia overnight.