A Russian drone strike hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday morning, killing five civilians and wounding 19 others, including a 14-year-old girl. The attack occurred at around 9:50 a.m. local time in the Dnipropetrovsk region city, which sits on the frontline across the Dnipro River from Russian-occupied territory.

Three women and two men died in the initial blast, which damaged market kiosks and scattered debris, including metal, glass, and food across the site, according to images released by Ukraine's prosecutor's office. A second strike on the same location injured two more men, bringing the total injured to at least 21 in Nikopol. Ukraine's prosecutor's office called the incident "yet another war crime committed by the Russian Federation" and opened a criminal investigation.

The strike came amid a wave of Russian drone and missile attacks across Ukraine overnight into Saturday. Russian forces launched nearly 300 drones, most of which Ukrainian air defenses downed, but the assaults caused casualties in multiple regions. In addition to Nikopol, 11 people, including a 15-year-old, were wounded in the northeastern Sumy region near the Russian border. Overall, Ukrainian officials reported five killed and more than 30 wounded nationwide from the latest barrage.

Nikopol has faced frequent shelling due to its proximity to Russian-held areas on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River. The city has been a repeated target as Moscow presses its invasion now in its third year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently proposed a truce for the Orthodox Easter holidays, but Russia has shown no interest, with daytime strikes on civilian areas increasing.

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its strikes targeted Ukrainian military-industrial and energy facilities, without addressing the Nikopol market specifically. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones struck Russian territory overnight, killing one person and injuring four in the southern city of Taganrog, according to local reports.

Efforts to broker peace, including U.S.-led initiatives, have stalled amid shifting global priorities. Zelenskyy was in Istanbul on Saturday for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.