Russia strikes Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, leaving thousands without power
Ukraine's State Emergency Service (photo: Pavlo Petrov)
Russia launched several guided aerial bomb strikes on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, leaving thousands of residents without electricity, damaging an industrial facility and a garage complex, and injuring several people, according to Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov.
More than 15,000 customers left without electricity
As a result of the Russian attack, the power supply was disrupted for 15,342 customers in Zaporizhzhia. A total of 14,574 residential consumers and 768 legal entities were left without electricity. Energy workers are already working to restore the damaged infrastructure and return power to residents.
Industrial facility and garage complex damaged
One of the strikes hit a food industry enterprise. As a result, a production building was destroyed, and a 43-year-old employee was injured. He is receiving the necessary medical assistance.
Another Russian-guided aerial bomb struck the territory of a garage complex. The explosion destroyed and damaged buildings.
According to the regional authorities, two people — a 76-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman — were injured in the strike on the garage complex. They sought medical assistance on their own.
According to the latest data, three people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia. Specialists continue to deal with the aftermath of the strike and assess the extent of the damage.
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
During the night of July 8, Russian forces once again launched a missile strike on Kyiv. As a result of the attack, fires broke out in two districts of the capital, while casualties and emergency response operations at the strike sites were also reported.
