One killed and several injured in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia and its oblast

- 8 April, 00:33
Fire at the scene. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Russian forces have conducted a strike on the town of Balabyne in the Zaporizhzhia district, killing one person, injuring others and damaging residential buildings. A 47-year-old woman has been injured in the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "One person has been killed and residential buildings are on fire: Russian forces struck the Zaporizhzhia district with guided aerial bombs."

Details: Fedorov said the attack on Balabyne had destroyed and damaged residential and non-residential buildings and caused fires.

He added that the body had been found under the rubble of one of the houses.

Fedorov later reported that one person had been injured in a separate strike on Zaporizhzhia.

Quote: "A fire broke out on the territory of a garage complex after the strike on the regional centre [the city of Zaporizhzhia]. A 47-year-old woman has been injured. She is receiving all the necessary medical treatment."

Background: A Russian drone hit a residential building in the Romny hromada in Sumy Oblast, killing a 42-year-old man. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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