Attack on Zaporizhzhia: Russians launch 9 missiles, 6 people saved from under debris

Thursday, 22 September 2022, 14:09

IRYNA BALACHUK THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2022, 14:09

On the morning of 22 September, the Russian occupiers launched nine S-300 missiles on the city of Zaporizhzhia. Some damage has been reported, 6 people have been rescued  from rubble, with rescue and clean-up operations ongoing on site.

Source: Oleksandr Starukh, the Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Ukrinform [Ukraine’s state-run news agency], citing Yulia Barysheva, press officer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Quote: "There were 9 attacks on Zaporizhzhia this morning. The city centre’s autumn park, beloved by generations of residents of Zaporizhzhia, was attacked. Furthermore, in the centre of the park, civilian facilities, a hotel and a restaurant [were attacked]. It was here where Russians launched two attacks using S-300 missiles. The facilities were considerably damaged. Sadly, a 65-year old man has died."

Details: Yulia Barysheva, the press officer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, reports that at the moment the rubble is being cleared, and 6 people have been rescued from rubble. 27 more people have escaped the building on their own.

PHOTO FROM THE TELEGRAM OF THE DEPUTY HEAD OF THE Presidents' office KYrylo TYMOSHENKo

Russian missiles also hit a TV tower and an energy infrastructure facility. The resulting fire engulfed the area of 300 square kilometres at the substation.

According to preliminary reports, 21 houses have been damaged.

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