Russian strikes market in Ukraine, at least five killed and 19 injured

A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol, officials said.

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A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.

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Russia attacks Ukraine with drones: 5 killed, 19 injured as strikes hit Nikopol market

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Five killed, 19 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine

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

Russian strike on Ukraine market kills five, wounds 19

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