Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia: 4 people killed, number of wounded increased
In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian airstrike has resulted in the deaths of four people, with the number of injured rising to 18, including three children, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the State Emergency Service (SES) and Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
Reports state that four people were killed in the enemy strike, and 18 others were injured, among them three children.
Additionally, a four-story residential building was partially destroyed. Rescuers pulled two injured children and a wounded woman from the rubble. The woman living on the third floor ended up on the second after the building’s partial collapse.
At another location, an explosive blast wave damaged a medical facility building, and a car caught fire. The fire was extinguished.
At two more addresses, 11 single-story residential houses were damaged, and rescuers put out fires at the sites.
According to Zelenskyy, an oncology hospital building in Zaporizhzhia was also damaged in the attack.
Photo: consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (SES and National Police)
Attack on Zaporizhzhia on November 7
Earlier, on the afternoon of November 7, Russian forces launched a heavy attack on Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs. The strike led to casualties and destruction, and at least four deaths have been reported so far.
Russia launched five guided bombs on the city, hitting residential buildings and a hospital.