Russians target infrastructure facility near Zaporizhzhia, 8 people injured in Orikhiv

OLENA ROSHCHINA — WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2022, 12:21

Russian invaders attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the Zaporizhzhia district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as the cities of Huliaipole and Orikhiv; in the latter, eight civilians were injured as a result of the attack that lasted for seven hours.

Source: Oleksandr Starukh, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram 

Details: On the night of 18-19 October, the Russian forces attacked a critical infrastructure facility in one of the villages of the Zaporizhzhia district. The occupier used S-300 missiles. A fire broke out at the facility, which was promptly extinguished by rescue workers. There are no casualties.

However, as a result of the Russian attack of Orikhiv that night, eight civilians were wounded. People have injuries of varying degrees of severity, all of them have been treated.

The Russian army used multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). The attack lasted almost seven hours.

Private houses, the building of the city council, and an educational institution were destroyed.

As of 11:45, there is no electricity or water supply in Orikhiv. Relevant services are working to restore connections.

The city of Huliaipole also came under fire from S-300 surface-to-air missile launchers. A local school was destroyed. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.

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