The Russians attacked Nikopol on the evening of August 17 and the morning of August 18. They used a kamikaze drone and artillery, and also dropped some ammunition from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The regional military administration and the regional council were informed about the security situation in the Dnipropetrovsk region as of the morning of August 18.
On the evening of August 17, the Russians shelled the Marganets community with artillery and hit Nikopol with a kamikaze drone. An economic building was damaged in the district center. People were not injured.
In the morning, they launched several drones over Nikopol and hit them with ammunition.