The Russian army hit Zaporozhye with three types
of missiles
.
The occupiers shelled the city from the temporarily occupied districts of Melitopol and Berdyansk.
This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"The attack on Zaporizhzhia was carried out from the temporarily occupied territories - from the areas of Melitopol and Berdyansk.
Four
Kh-22 cruise missiles (from the Tu-22M3) and
two
Kh-59 guided air missiles (from the Su-35) were launched. In addition, the enemy attacked missile attack by anti-aircraft missiles from the
S-300
air defense system .
About 16 missiles
were fired at the city's civilian infrastructure and residential quarters," the headquarters reported.
Shelling of Zaporozhye:
Since the beginning of October, the Russian invaders have been shelling Zaporozhye and its surroundings with rockets almost every day.
As a result of enemy strikes
, more than 80 people died
, houses and civilian infrastructure were destroyed.
On Sunday, October 9, the occupiers fired more than 10 rockets at Zaporizhzhia, almost all of them hit residential buildings.
As a result of massive shelling
, 12 people
died, 49 more civilians, including children, were injured.
A 9-story building was partially destroyed.
Five more private houses were destroyed.
Infrastructure facilities were also damaged;
20 cars.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr
Zelenskyy, called the night shelling
of residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia an absolute evil.
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