Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Dnipropetrovsk, Nikopol' area, Ukraine on Thu 6th August 2026

6th August 2026

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Russian forces target rescuers responding to strike in Nikopol district.

Russian forces attacked emergency responders in the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, while they were extinguishing a fire caused by an earlier strike.

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"While responding to the aftermath of Russian strikes, the enemy launched a double-tap strike on firefighters from the local fire brigade in the Nikopol district," the statement said.

The attack damaged firefighting and rescue equipment.

No emergency personnel were injured.

Russian forces attacked the city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region earlier on August 6, killing one person and injuring four others.

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Dnipropetrovsk ( Nikopol' area )

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