Russian attack kills five in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
A Russian attack in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia killed five people and wounded 20, regional authorities said, as explosions rang out in Kyiv during what officials called a ballistic missile strike.
In Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian attack claimed the lives of five individuals and left 20 others injured, according to regional authorities. The explosions were heard in Kyiv during a reported ballistic missile strike, as officials warned of the ongoing conflict. Ivan Fedorov, the head of the regional military administration, confirmed the casualties on Telegram.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko informed citizens through his social media that the capital was under a ballistic missile attack, with emergency services dispatched to the Shevchenkivsky district. Air raid sirens had already begun to sound before the explosions were detected.
Fedorov further reported that Russian forces had targeted industrial facilities and infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, causing damage to a garage cooperative and residential buildings. President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously stated that Russia was preparing to deploy additional North Korean troops and had received new ballistic missiles from Pyongyang.
The increased use of long-range missiles against Ukrainian cities has been a growing concern, exacerbated by Russia's bolstering of its war effort with support from North Korea.
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