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Russians attack Zaporizhzhia with 7 UAVs, killing two people and damaging 30 houses – photos

Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 09:59
Russians attack Zaporizhzhia with 7 UAVs, killing two people and damaging 30 houses – photos
Aftermath of the attack. Photo: Ukraine’s National Police

Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia with seven Shahed UAVs on the night of 26-27 August. As a result of the attack, two people were killed, four were injured, two houses were destroyed, and more than 30 more were damaged. 

Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs; Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, and Rehina Kharchenko, Secretary of Zaporizhzhia City Council and Acting Mayor, on Telegram 

Quote from the Ministry of Internal Affairs: "The Russians attacked civilian infrastructure facilities in the oblast with seven drones (presumably of the Shahed type). Houses, an infrastructure facility, vehicles and garages were damaged."

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Aftermath of the attack
Photo: Ukraine’s National Police

Details: Acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia Rehina Kharchenko said that two houses had been destroyed in the city, 12 high-rise buildings and more than 20 houses in two districts of the city were also damaged.

 
Aftermath of the attack
Photo: Ukraine’s National Police

"City council tents have been set up on the ground. Representatives of district administrations are recording information about damaged housing and advising people," Kharchenko said. 

 
Photo: Ukraine’s National Police

The National Police and Ivan Fedorov posted photos of the aftermath of Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia.

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Aftermath of the attack.
Photo: Ivan Fedorov's Telegram

Background: Earlier, Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, said that two people had been killed and four more injured in a Russian nighttime drone attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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