On the night of 15 August, Russian forces attacked Marganets in the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones. One of the drones struck a four-storey residential block. A three-month-old boy was killed and a further 11 people were injured. Seven of the injured are in hospital in a serious condition.
Briefly about the main points
- A three-month-old boy was killed during a night-time attack on the city.
- Eleven people were injured, including two children.
- Seven injured people remain in hospital in a serious condition.
- The fire spread to the flats on the upper floors of the building.
- The State Emergency Service provided assistance to those affected and surveyed the area.
Among those injured are a five-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl
Among the injured are a five-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. Medical staff are treating all those injured.
The Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration has confirmed the death of a three-month-old baby. Seven of those hospitalised are in a serious condition.
Rescue workers put out the fire in the flats on the upper floors
A fire broke out in the high-rise block following the impact. The fire spread to flats on the upper floors of the building, but the emergency services extinguished the blaze and inspected the damaged premises.
Staff from the State Emergency Service provided first aid to the victims at the scene and helped carry the injured to the ambulances.
The emergency services continued to inspect the building and the surrounding area
After the fire had been extinguished, the emergency services continued to search the house and the surrounding area. Medical staff, police officers and other emergency services were also at the scene.
Margarets and other settlements Nikopol District are regularly subjected to Russian attacks involving drones and artillery. Information on the consequences of the night-time strike may be updated once the on-site assessment has been completed.
