Fires break out and woman killed as Russian drones attack Zaporizhzhia Oblast – photo

5 August, 17:50
Fires break out and woman killed as Russian drones attack Zaporizhzhia Oblast – photo
Building destroyed in a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 5 August. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Russian drones attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast during the day on 5 August, killing a woman, causing fires and destroying buildings in the village of Kushuhum.

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

Quote: "The enemy attacked the Kushuhum hromada: a woman was killed and retail premises were damaged." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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Details: A Russian FPV drone hit retail premises in the village of Kushuhum in Zaporizhzhia district. A 51-year-old woman was killed.

Earlier, Fedorov reported that a continuous Russian drone attack damaged lorries in the city of Zaporizhzhia, sparked a blaze in an open area on Khortytsia and left the roof of a farm building in Krynychne burning. No casualties were reported.

Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration

Background: On 4 August, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast Children's Clinical Hospital. No casualties were reported.

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