Overnight Russian attacks injuries 6, damage energy infrastructure in 4 oblasts

Russia injured at least 6 people in overnight and morning attacks across Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Donetsk oblasts, while strikes on energy infrastructure in four oblasts triggered nationwide power restrictions, regional authorities reported.
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The aftermath of the Russian attack on Dnipro on 20 November. Credit: State Emergency
Overnight Russian attacks injuries 6, damage energy infrastructure in 4 oblasts

Russian forces attacked multiple Ukrainian oblasts overnight and into 20 November, injuring at least six people and damaging civilian infrastructure across Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Donetsk oblasts, regional authorities reported.

In Dnipropetrovsk oblast, three men were wounded in drone attacks on Pavlohrad district, according to regional military administration head Vladyslav Haivanenko. A 38-year-old man remains in serious condition. All three were hospitalized after attacks on Pavlohrad city and Bohdanivka community.

"Wounded three men. All hospitalized. 38-year-old wounded – in serious condition," Haivanenko wrote on Telegram.

Russian forces used guided aerial bombs and drones to strike Synelnykove district, hitting Mezhivka and Vasylkivka communities. A farm caught fire, killing livestock. The attacks damaged an administrative building and power lines.

Nikopol and surrounding communities came under artillery fire, Grad rocket systems, and FPV drone strikes. Air Command reported shooting down 24 Russian drones over Dnipropetrovsk oblast.

In Kherson oblast, a 17-year-old girl was wounded in a morning attack on the Korabelny district of Kherson city, according to city military administration head Shanko.

An 85-year-old man suffered injuries in a nighttime strike on Kherson's Dniprovskyi district. He sustained "mine-blast and closed craniocerebral trauma and contusion," the city military administration reported.

A 40-year-old man sought medical treatment on 20 November for injuries from a 17 November attack in Kherson. He was diagnosed with blast trauma and shrapnel wound to the leg before being released for outpatient treatment.

Regional military administration head Prokudin reported that Russian forces attacked 31 settlements in Kherson oblast over the previous day, wounding two people. The strikes damaged an apartment building, three private houses, a gas pipeline, and vehicles.

In Donetsk oblast, occupying forces attacked Sloviansk with Geran-2 drones on the evening of 19 November, wounding one man who was hospitalized, city military administration head Vadym Liakh reported on Facebook. At least 15 private houses and two cars were damaged.

Donetsk regional police reported attacks on six settlements over the previous day: Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk, Dmytro-Dariivka, Illinivka, Kalenyky, and Kucheriv Yar. The strikes damaged 39 civilian objects, including 29 residential buildings.

Russian forces hit Sloviansk with three KAB-250 bombs and Molniya-2 and Geran-2 drones, damaging two apartment buildings, 17 private houses, a workshop, infrastructure facility, and two civilian vehicles, police stated.

In Dmytro-Dariivka, four Geran-2 drones wounded one person and damaged nine private houses, an educational facility, and critical infrastructure.

Kramatorsk came under drone attack around 01:30 on 20 November, city military administration head Oleksandr Honcharenko reported. Five private houses, a shop, and a non-residential building were damaged in the private sector. No casualties were reported.

The Myrnograd city military administration reported three civilian deaths from strikes on 25 October and 18 November.

Regional military administration head Vadym Filashkin reported two people wounded in Donetsk oblast over the previous day – one each in Sloviansk and Dmytro-Dariivka. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 3,735 Donetsk oblast residents have been killed in Russian attacks and 8,462 wounded, not including victims in Volnovakha and Mariupol.

Russian forces also struck energy infrastructure in Donetsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv oblasts, Ukraine's Energy Ministry reported on Facebook. "Repair and restoration work continues at damaged energy infrastructure facilities," the ministry stated.

Due to damage to the energy system, hourly blackout schedules and power limitation schedules for industrial consumers apply from 00:00 to 23:59 across all Ukrainian regions on 20 November, according to the Energy Ministry.

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