Apartments Destroyed in Nikopol, Ukraine, After Overnight Strikes

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Multiple buildings and a kindergarten were destroyed when at least 30 rockets were fired at the southern Ukraine city of Nikopol overnight on Friday, August 12, according to Valentyn Reznichenko, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Reznichenko said 11 high-rise buildings, 13 private buildings, and a kindergarten were destroyed in the attacks, and a gas pipeline and power line were damaged. No casualties were reported, he added. Storyful could not independently confirm the details of Reznichenko’s report. This footage from journalist Sergio Olmos shows locals clearing debris from inside a destroyed apartment building situated next to a medical center and other residential buildings. Nikopol is located across the Dnipro River from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant where shelling had been reported in recent days. Credit: Sergio Olmos via Storyful

Power Outages Reported as Smoke Rises in Lviv

Smoke was seen rising from locations in Lviv, Ukraine, on the evening of May 3 after Russian strikes damaged infrastructure in the area, according to the city’s mayor. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said that three power substations and two water-pumping stations were damaged in attacks on Tuesday. Local residents reported a series of explosions followed by power outages. The monitoring account @netblocks also reported a reduction in internet connectivity in Lviv. This video, taken on Tuesday evening in Lviv, shows smoke rising in the distance. Credit: Advanced K-9 UNIT Support Corp via Storyful

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