Rome, 20 July (LaPresse) – On the evening of 19 July, Russian forces launched glide bombs towards Zaporizhzhia, killing two people and injuring 42 others, including eight children, according to the authorities. The glide bombs struck a five-storey residential block and a nine-storey block in the city. The attack destroyed two floors of the five-storey building, as well as windows and balconies in the other, said Ivan Fedorov, governor of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Fedorov reported that a logistics terminal had been hit in the city, adding that there had been significant damage to the ‘private sector’, though he did not provide specific details on what had been struck. Some victims were pulled from the rubble by rescue workers. No information on the condition of the injured was immediately available. Zaporizhzhia, a major industrial city in south-eastern Ukraine, has become a frontline city during Russia’s large-scale invasion. Located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the front line, it is a frequent target of Russian attacks. Its proximity allows Moscow to strike it with a wide range of weapons. The attack on the city comes just hours after Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile strikes against Kyiv on the night of 19 July. The attack left at least one person dead and 17 injured in Kyiv and the surrounding regions.
Ukraine: Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia leaves two dead and 42 injured
Rome, 20 July (LaPresse) – On the evening of 19 July, Russian forces launched glide bombs towards Zaporizhzhia, killing two people and injuring 42 others, including eight children, according to the authorities. The glide bombs struck a five-storey residential block and a nine-storey block in the city. The attack destroyed two floors of the five-storey building, as well as windows and balconies in the other, said Ivan Fedorov, governor of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Fedorov reported that a logistics terminal had been hit in the city, adding that there had been significant damage to the ‘private sector’, though he did not provide specific details on what had been struck. Some victims were pulled from the rubble by rescue workers. No information on the condition of the injured was immediately available. Zaporizhzhia, a major industrial city in south-eastern Ukraine, has become a frontline city during Russia’s large-scale invasion. Located about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the front line, it is a frequent target of Russian attacks. Its proximity allows Moscow to strike it with a wide range of weapons. The attack on the city comes just hours after Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile strikes against Kyiv on the night of 19 July. The attack left at least one person dead and 17 injured in Kyiv and the surrounding regions.
