Death toll following attack on Zaporizhzhia on 9 October rises to 13

OLENA ROSCHINA — FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022, 12:22

As of 14 October, the death toll following the Russian attack on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on 9 October has risen to 13 people.

Source: Anatolii Kurtiev, Secretary at Zaporizhzhia City Council, on Telegram 

Quote: "As of now, two more people have been recovered from under the rubble. In total, 13 people, who were peacefully sleeping that terrible night in their flats in this residential building, were killed. May they rest in peace. My sincere condolences to their families."

Details: Rescue operations at the scene are underway. 60 people, 10 Ukrainian State Emergency Service appliances, 2 Zaporizhzhia Road Management Service units and 3 equipment units from Zaporizhstal plant have been deployed.

The work also continues in the private sector, which was also damaged by the attack on 9 October. Houses are being repaired and debris is being removed. Employees of the local rescue service and volunteers are working at the scene. Three Zaporizhzhia Road Management Service units and one unit from the Zaporizhstal plant are involved.

Background: On the morning of 14 October, Russian troops attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia with three S-300 missiles, hitting the infrastructure facilities. Fires broke out at the sites of the attack.

Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, stated that more missile attacks might be launched today on the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Zaporizhzhia has been under attack for the past few days, mostly at night.

The Russians fired 12 rockets on the city of Zaporizhzhia on the night of 9 October. Thirteen people were killed, and 89 injured.

The Russians hit a residential high-rise building on the night of 9-10 October during another attack on Zaporizhzhia.

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