Ukrainian firefighters tackled fierce fires after Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia targeted civilians on Saint Nicholas Day, causing widespread damage.
A Russian attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least nine people and wounded close to 20 others, according to Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Ivan Fedorov.
Footage released by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service showed firefighters putting out fierce fires on Friday night in the aftermath of the deadly attack.
Air raid alerts sounded across the city from 5 pm local time (4 pm CET) as Ukraine’s Air Force warned of more potential attacks.
Fedorov says the Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia targeted a service station, which was destroyed and caused damage to several nearby homes, businesses and vehicles on the streets.
Fedorov called Russia a terrorist state as he accused them of carrying out this offensive, which targeted only civilian positions, with complete disregard for human life.
The bombs struck unsuspecting civilians, many of them observing and celebrating one of Ukraine’s most festive holidays, Saint Nicholas Day.
Fedorov also stated that Russian forces had shelled the city of Kryvyi Rih, which neighbours Zaporizhzhia. That attack killed two people and injured more than a dozen others as bombs targeted a residential building.
“These are two Russian strikes on two Ukrainian cities in one day. Thousands of such strikes carried out by Russia during this war absolutely clearly state: Putin himself does not need real peace,” said Fedorov in a post shared on his official Telegram page.
Source: EuroNews
