On the night of August 17, Russian troops shelled communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones and multiple rocket launcher systems known as "Grad." Numerous fires and damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.

This was announced by the head of the DOR, Mykola Lukash.

According to Lukash, from evening until morning, Russian forces targeted the Nikopol district with drones and shelled it with the "Grad" MLRS.

The district center and the communities of Pokrovsk, Myrivka, and Marhanets were hit. As a result of the shelling, fires broke out, and vehicles were damaged.

Additionally, the occupiers shelled the Synelnykove district. There, Russian drones attacked the Mezhiv and Pokrovsk communities. Consequently, houses, garages, and infrastructure facilities were damaged, leading to fires.