One killed, five injured in combined Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia – photos, video
Russian forces conducted a combined strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia on the night of 23-24 March. A Russian drone has hit a high-rise residential building, killing one person and injuring five.
Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote from Fedorov at 02:27: "One person has been injured and a fire has broken out – this is the preliminary aftermath of the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia.
The oblast centre [the city of Zaporizhzhia] is still under a Russian drone attack."
Details: Fedorov earlier reported a drone threat, air defence responding and explosions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Update: Fedorov later wrote about fires, destruction and a drone strike on a high-rise residential building.
Quote from Fedorov: "Reports are coming in of fires and destruction, a commercial property has been damaged – the number of affected sites is increasing as a result of the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia."
"An enemy drone hit an apartment building.
Early reports indicated that people had been injured."
Details: At around 03:00, a threat of high-speed and ballistic missiles for Zaporizhzhia and Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reported.
Fedorov also wrote that two people had been injured in the city.
Quote from Fedorov: "At least two people have been injured, fires have broken out and damage has been recorded as a result of the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia."
Details: At 03:24, Fedorov said the number of people injured had risen to three.
Update: After 04:00, it was reported that one person had been killed in the attack.
Quote from Fedorov: "Sadly, one person has been killed and three injured. Russia conducted a large-scale combined strike on Zaporizhzhia using drones and missiles.
Six high-rise residential buildings, two houses, a shop, non-residential buildings and an industrial facility have been damaged."
Update: By the morning, the number of people injured had risen to five.
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