Zaporizhzhia hit by drones, reports of wounded and burning sites
Consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (Photo: t.me/ivan_fedorov_zp)
On the night of April 18, Russian units attacked residential areas of Zaporizhzhia with drones, according to a post by Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration.
Consequences of the attack
According to Fedorov, the enemy attacked residential areas of the regional center. As a result of the strikes, an infrastructure facility, private houses, and cars were damaged. Fires broke out at the impact sites and have already been contained.
Casualties
One wounded man is reported. He is receiving all necessary medical care. Information about other casualties and the extent of the damage is being clarified.
Photo: consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (t.me/ivan_fedorov_zp)
Photo: consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (t.me/ivan_fedorov_zp)
Photo: consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (t.me/ivan_fedorov_zp)
Photo: consequences of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia (t.me/ivan_fedorov_zp)
Threat of missile strikes
After the drone attack at 00:30 Kyiv time, Ivan Fedorov warned of the threat of strikes from Kh-59/69 air-launched guided missiles on the Zaporizhzhia region. Residents were urged to stay in shelters.
Over the past day, Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Ukraine. Impacts were recorded in 26 settlements. There are dead and wounded in several cities, with the greatest destruction in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia used 703 means of aerial attack: 44 missiles and 659 drones. The attack took place in two waves. Air defense forces destroyed or neutralized 667 targets.
A feature of this shelling was the massive use of ballistic missiles: 19 Iskander-M/S-400 missiles were launched at four regions.
