At least five killed, 19
Photo: Ukrainas åklagarmyndighet

At least five killed, 19 injured in Russian drone attack on market in Nikopol

At least five people have been killed and 19 injured in a Russian drone attack on a market in Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, according to local authorities.

Russia's deadly attacks on Ukraine continue over the Easter weekend. On Saturday morning, at least five people were killed in an attack on a market in Nikopol, the region's governor wrote in a post on Telegram, AFP reports.

The governor said in the same post that 19 people were injured in the attack, including a 14-year-old girl who is in critical condition. According to Ukraine's regional prosecutor's office, the Russian attack is being investigated as a war crime.

"Prosecutors and police are working at the scene of the attack," the authority writes on its website.

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