Russian missile attack on Zaporizhia kills at least 17 | World | T.W.

This Sunday (09.10.2022) city mayor Anatoly Gurdev via Telegram said at least 17 people died as a result of a Russian night missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia.

“As a result of the night rocket attack in Zaporizhia, several apartment buildings and some residential streets were damaged in the city. According to preliminary data, five houses were destroyed and about 40 people were injured. At the moment, 17 people are known to have died,” Gurdev wrote.

The Russian military early Sunday bombarded the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia with ten missiles, the municipality of which is home to a major Ukrainian nuclear power plant.

The head of the Zaporizhia regional military administration, Oleksandr Starukh, reported the attack through social networks, “The enemy continues to terrorize the city of Zaporizhia. Almost a dozen missiles have been hit. The consequences have been established.”.

Gurdev also said on social media that residential buildings have been damaged due to the missile attack.

“Zaporigya was again the target of a large missile launch. Residential buildings were damaged as a result of the enemy’s attack. Fires broke out,” Gurdev wrote.

Ukrainian authorities said that “information about the victims is being collected and relevant services are already functioning on the site”.

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