Russian artillery continued to shell Ukrainian towns and villages, causing destruction and casualties. In Nikopol, two women were killed and an 86-year-old man was injured when the Russian army shelled the city with heavy artillery. The residents of Nikopol, located near the frontline, are regularly subjected to shelling. Meanwhile, Kyiv faced a barrage of Iranian-designed attack drones, with the Ukrainian air force successfully downing the majority of them. Kyiv has accused Russia of attempting to terrorize civilians and disrupt energy facilities in order to bring darkness and cold this winter.