Russia's massive attack on Ukraine: Killed reported
Photo: First victims of massive Russian strike reported (Getty Images)
Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones and missiles. Two men were killed, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the National Police of Ukraine.
"Russia damaged residential buildings, and a dormitory has been destroyed. Dozens of people are known to have been injured as a result of the strike, including five children. Unfortunately, two people have died," Zelenskyy says.
What police says
As of 11:30 a.m. Kyiv time, 17 citizens aged 2 to 89 are known to have been injured. As a result of emergency rescue operations, the bodies of 2 killed men were recovered from the rubble.
In the morning, Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia and the district with 8 missiles and more than 20 drones, primarily of the Shahed type.
Three apartment buildings, adjacent territories, and vehicles were also damaged by the Russian strikes. Police, rescue workers, and city utilities continue to work at the site of the Russian strike.
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine on October 30
On the night of October 30, Russia launched a combined strike on critical infrastructure in Ukraine with drones and air, ground, and sea-based missiles.
In total, the Ukrainian Air Force's radio-technical troops detected and tracked 52 Russian missiles (9 of them ballistic) and 653 drones of various types (about 400 of them Shahed).
According to the DTEK energy company, Russians attacked the company's thermal power plants in various regions of Ukraine. This is the third massive Russian strike on TPPs in October.
For more details on the consequences of the Russian strike, read the RBC-Ukraine's report.
