According to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region governor, Ivan Fedorov, Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 10 others, including four children.
According to Fedorov, Russian soldiers carried out 567 attacks throughout 16 settlements in the region over the previous 24 hours and into Wednesday morning. Zaporizhzhia has been at the forefront of Russia’s conflict against its smaller neighbour since February 2022.
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On the Telegram messaging app, Fedorov said, “At least nine buildings were damaged in the early morning strikes on the Zaporizhzhia city district alone.” Zaporizhzhia city is the administrative centre of the broader region.
“Emergency services continue to respond on the ground,” Fedorov added.
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Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes on each other’s territory. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
