Number of wounded rises in Zaporizhzhia after Russian attack, children among them
Photo: Zaporizhzhia airstrike – rescuers have completed their work (Getty Images)
The number of casualties from the Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to 10, including children, according to the State Emergency Service.
Russian forces carried out airstrikes on the city on March 11. As a result, 10 people sustained injuries of various degrees of severity.
There are two children among the wounded: an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.
All injured individuals are receiving the necessary medical care.
Rescue operations at the strike sites have now been completed. State Emergency Service units were involved in managing the aftermath.
Currently, municipal services are working at the sites, carrying out restoration work.
Photo: Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia (State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia)
Photo: Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia (State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia)
Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia
Russia continues to attack Zaporizhzhia and nearby settlements daily using guided bombs, missiles, and drones.
In one of the recent attacks, the Russian army struck a multi-story building with a guided bomb, destroying an entire entrance and trapping people under the debris.
Additionally, during a recent nighttime strike, an infant was injured by broken glass in an apartment.
The enemy has also repeatedly targeted the single-family neighbourhood of Zaporizhzhia, destroying houses and injuring civilians who were at home at the time of the strikes.
