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Russia attacks Zaporizhzhia twice with guided bombs injuring ten, including two children

20 October, 2024 Sunday
11:59

Loud explosions rocked Zaporizhzhia on the evening of Saturday, October 19, as Russian forces launched attacks. Ten people were injured, including two children

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The head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, shared the news.

According to him, two guided bomb attacks hit the center of Zaporizhzhia.

As of 6:50 PM, three people were reported injured, and nearby buildings suffered damage from the blast and debris.

Photo: Zaporizhzhia regional military administration

Photo: Zaporizhzhia regional military administration

Later, the number of injured rose to four. Fedorov said the victims included three women and one man, all of whom were receiving emergency medical care.

By 8:40 PM, the number of wounded had climbed to nine, including two girls aged 9 and 13. Both children are in the hospital, with doctors assessing their condition as moderate.

Meanwhile, two men and a woman declined hospitalization after being treated on-site, according to Fedorov.

By the next morning, the head of the administration confirmed that ten people had been injured: men aged 35, 37, 39, 55, and 70, women aged 60, 67, and 80, and the two girls aged 9 and 13.

"Explosions in Zaporizhzhia," Fedorov wrote on Telegram at 6:04 PM.

Earlier that day, there had been warnings of potential airstrikes involving guided bombs in the region.

Local sources later reported seeing smoke rising from one of Zaporizhzhia’s districts.

  • That same day, Russian forces also shelled Bilozerka in the Kherson region, where a 33-year-old man died from his injuries.

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