Two people were killed in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region in Russian artillery shelling
Russians killed two women in Nikopol. Additionally, seven people were injured across the region due to Russian attacks, with one person in critical condition on January 16, 2026, according to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Nikopol. Source: Oleksandr Hanzha’s Telegram channel“The Russians killed two people in Nikopol. The women died as a result of enemy artillery shelling,” the official wrote.
Later, he clarified that according to the latest data, there are seven victims in total. One of the wounded — a 65-year-old woman — remains in the hospital. Her condition is serious.
According to updated information, one of the victims was injured during the night of January 16. The 44-year-old man will receive outpatient treatment.
Aftermath of the Russian attack on Nikopol. Source: Oleksandr Hanzha’s Telegram channelOver the past 24 hours, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol District with artillery and FPV drones. The hromadas of Nikopol, Marhanets, and Pokrovsk were under fire.
Six multi-story buildings, five private houses, and a non-residential building were damaged, along with a utility enterprise, several cars, a power line, and gas pipelines.
Furthermore, according to Hanzha, the Russian occupiers continued their attacks on the Nikopol District during the night of January 17. The Russians targeted Nikopol, as well as the Marhanets and Pokrovsk hromadas, using artillery and FPV drones.
A five-story building, four private houses, two outbuildings, a gas pipeline, and a power line were damaged.
No people were injured.
To provide background, as a result of Russian military shelling on January 15, two people were killed in the Kherson and Sumy Oblasts, and nearly thirty other civilians, including a child, sustained injuries, specifically in the Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Chernihiv regions.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Ukraine’s air defence supplies “insufficient” on January 16, revealing that several systems were “without missiles” until Friday morning.
“I can say this openly because today I have those missiles,” the president said, adding that Ukraine had received a “substantial package” earlier in the day.
BBC News points out that his comments follow days of intense Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving thousands of people without heating and electricity during a bitterly cold winter.
Schools in Kyiv will shut until February, the capital’s mayor has announced, as the city continues to face severe energy shortages amid temperatures which have dropped as low as -19C.
Following a meeting with the head of Naftogaz, Serhiy Koretskyy, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko reported that across the country, 474 emergency crews of the gas distribution networks are operating in reinforced mode. In total, over 2,000 gas workers are involved in the efforts: conducting direct repairs at facilities and providing round-the-clock responses to public calls.
Zelensky called on Ukraine’s allies to provide “rapid deliveries” of available missiles, and said shipments did not mean “that winter will end for us tomorrow”.
Ukraine relies on its Western partners for several vital air defence systems, which Zelensky said required “constant supplies of missiles”.
“Securing these packages takes enormous effort, blood, and human lives.”
He criticised countries that “stockpiled” such ammunition: “If we are at war, we really need it. And in some countries, there is no war.”
