Russia kills six in Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces carried out a combined overnight strike on Zaporizhzhia using guided bombs, missiles, and attack drones. Regional officials said six people were killed and 19 were wounded.
The attack also sparked fires, damaged buildings and vehicles, and caused power outages in the southeastern Ukrainian city. Authorities described it as a major assault on the region.
Key Events
- Russian forces launched a combined strike on Zaporizhzhia overnight using guided bombs, missiles, and attack drones.
- Regional authorities said five people were initially reported killed, with the death toll later rising to six.
- Nineteen people were reported wounded.
- Officials said the attack caused fires, damaged buildings and vehicles, and led to power outages.
Zelenskyy says Russia used North Korean missiles
Russia carried out overnight strikes on multiple Ukrainian cities using missiles, drones and glide bombs, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks killed at least nine civilians across the country and caused heavy damage in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces used North Korean-supplied ballistic missiles in the Zaporizhzhia attack. Local authorities said six people were killed and 19 were wounded there, while three more people, including a 15-year-old boy, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Zelenskyy also said Moscow had received additional ballistic missiles from Pyongyang and was preparing to deploy more North Korean troops. Russia said it targeted military industrial and logistics facilities, while Ukraine's air force said the assault included Zircon and Iskander missiles plus 120 strike drones.
Key Events
- Russia launched missiles, drones and glide bombs at Ukrainian cities overnight.
- At least nine civilians were killed in the attacks, according to officials.
- Zelenskyy said North Korean-supplied ballistic missiles were used in Zaporizhzhia.
- Local officials said six people were killed and 19 were wounded in Zaporizhzhia.
- Three more people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed in Dnipropetrovsk region strikes.
- Zelenskyy said Russia had received more ballistic missiles from North Korea and was preparing to deploy additional North Korean troops.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said it struck military industrial and transport logistics sites in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.
- Ukraine's air force said Russia used Zircon and Iskander missiles and 120 strike drones in the assault.