Russia launch 490 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day

Russia launch 490 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day

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Russian forces launched 490 strikes on 15 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region on July 17.

Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

In particular, Russian troops carried out seven airstrikes on Stepnohirsk, Plavni, Huliaipole, and Bilohiria.

A total of 328 unmanned aerial vehicles (mainly FPV drones) targeted Malokaterynivka, Andriivka, Hryhorivka, Bilenke, Kamianske, Prymorske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, and Charivne.

Huliaipole also came under MLRS fire.

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Additionally, 154 artillery strikes were launched on the areas of Kamianske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Novoselivka, and Charivne.

Fedorov noted that 15 reports had been received regarding damage to apartments, private homes, and infrastructure facilities.

In the early hours of July 18, the enemy attacked the Zaporizhzhia district with at least nine Shahed drones, damaging non-residential buildings, sparking fires, and injuring a 79-year-old man.

Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

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