Death toll hits 17, 18 injured in Russian glide-bomb strike on Zaporizhia

The Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is actively assisting victims of Russian airstrikes in Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv. On Saturday, the URCS Rapid Response Unit in the Zaporizhia region, alongside other emergency services, responded to a recent attack in the city. Volunteers surveyed the area, evacuated residents from a damaged building, provided pre-medical assistance to 10 injured individuals, and offered psychological support to 20 people.

They are also participating in emergency rescue operations, helping to free those trapped under debris.

In Mykolaiv, the URCS Rapid Response Unit worked at several locations throughout the night and morning. Initially, volunteers surveyed areas and damaged multi-story residential buildings to identify injured individuals and provide necessary assistance. At one location, they helped residents evacuate a building. Additionally, the team worked at an infrastructure facility that was damaged in a Russian air attack on Saturday morning. They provided first aid to the injured and transported one person to a hospital.

According to reports, Russian strikes using guided aerial bombs in Zaporizhia resulted in the deaths of 15 people, including three children, and left 16 others injured, among them two children. A three-story residential building's entrance section was completely destroyed, while other apartment buildings and private houses sustained damage. Rescue efforts, including extinguishing a fire and clearing rubble, are ongoing.