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Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and region with drones: fires break out, damage reported

Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia and region with drones: fires break out, damage reported Photo: Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia region with attack drones (facebook.com/DSNSODE)
Author: Oleh Velhan

Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding region with strike drones. As a result of the strikes, a facility and warehouses were damaged, and fires broke out, according to Zaporizhzhia Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov.

He noted that the drone attack damaged a private enterprise, a farming facility, and warehouse buildings.

Several fires broke out, and emergency services are currently working at the scene.

"Preliminarily, there were no casualties," Fedorov added.

Large-scale Russian attack

In the early hours of July 6, Russian forces launched dozens of drones toward Ukraine.

Explosions were heard around 01:30 and 02:00 AM Kyiv time in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv.

Kharkiv experienced the heaviest wave of drone attacks.

Drones struck three districts of the city, damaging private homes and sparking numerous fires. One person was reported injured.