Number of casualties rises in Zaporizhzhia after Russian attack, destruction reported
Around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, December 24, explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia. Russian forces attacked the city with guided aerial bombs, damaging a residential building and causing injuries.
This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration (OVA), Ivan Fedorov.
Fedorov noted the threat of the use of KABs (precision-guided bombs) and later added that Russians carried out at least three strikes on the city.
“Two people were injured as a result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia. The injured man and woman are receiving all necessary assistance,” Fedorov wrote and shared photos from the scene.
Updated at 7:10 a.m.: The number of people injured in the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to three. According to Ivan Fedorov, the injured include two women, aged 75 and 35, and a 46-year-old man.
At least 13 multi-story residential buildings were damaged in the shelling. Windows were broken, balconies and loggias destroyed, and the blast wave shattered glass and frames, scattering debris across courtyards.
Additionally, garages and vehicles caught fire due to the strikes — photos show cars destroyed by flames. Emergency services are working at the scene, and the extent of the damage is being clarified.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 704 strikes on 27 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result of shelling in Zaporizhzhia city and the surrounding district, one person was killed and three others were injured.
