Russia struck the Zaporizhzhia region more than 1,200 times in a single day
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops carried out 1,217 strikes on 60 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of enemy attacks on the Zaporizhzhia district, two people were killed and three others were wounded.
According to Fedorov, Russian forces carried out 20 airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia and a number of settlements in the region.
In addition, 846 UAVs of various types, primarily FPV drones, attacked Zaporizhzhia, Malokaterynivka, Komyshuvakha, Kushuhum, Soniachne, Bilenke, Chervonodniprovka, Lysogirka, Hryhorivka, Richne, Veselyanka, Zaporozhets, Zapasne, Novoyakovlivka, Novotroitske, Matviivka, Ukrainka, Lyutserna, Veselyi Hai, Stepnogorsk, Primorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Lukyanivske, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Preobrazhenka, Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirya, Charivne, Novoselivka, Hulyaypilsk, Hirke, Staroukrainka, Dolynka, Kopani, Verkhnia Tersa, Vozdvizhivka, Tsvitkove, and Nove.
One attack involving multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) was also recorded—Tsvitkove came under fire.
Russian forces carried out 350 artillery strikes on Malokaterynivka, Chervonodniprovka, Hryhorivka, Richne, Zaporozhets, Zapasne, Novoyakovlivka, Stepnogorsk, Primorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Lukyanivske, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Preobrazhenka, Novodanilivka, Mala Tokmachka, Bilohirya, Luhivskyi, Charivnyi, Novoselivka, Hulyaypilskyi, Hirkyi, Staroukrainka, Dolynka, Kopani, Verkhnia Tersa, and Vozdvyzhivka.
Over the past 24 hours, the relevant services received 35 reports of damage to residential buildings, vehicles, and infrastructure.
As a result of the Russian attacks, two people were killed and three others were injured.
This was reported by Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, on Telegram.
As a result of a Russian attack on the Sumy region, a grain elevator belonging to the “Ukrlandfarming” group of companies sustained significant damage. Due to the scale of the destruction, the facility’s operations were completely halted, and the grain reserves stored there were destroyed.
During the day, Russian troops attacked a post office in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, using a drone.
In addition, Russian attack drones are targeting Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Emergency rescue operations have already begun in the city.
In the Kherson region, four people were injured on August 16 as a result of Russian attacks. Residential buildings, a hospital wing, and other civilian infrastructure facilities were also damaged.
In addition, Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs. According to preliminary reports, no one was injured in the attack.
On the afternoon of August 16, a Russian jet-powered drone attacked a post office located in a shopping center in the suburbs of Odesa. Two people were injured in the strike.
Later, Russian forces again attacked civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region. An enemy jet-powered drone struck a residential area, completely destroying two private homes and injuring three civilians.
