Russian drone targets team of experts surveying damage after airstrike in Zaporizhzhia region

Russian drone targets team of experts surveying damage after airstrike in Zaporizhzhia region

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The Russian military carried out an airstrike on Bilenke community near Zaporizhzhia. While officials were documenting the aftermath, an enemy drone attacked members of the commission on site.

The Zaporizhzhia District State Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

“Damaged homes and destroyed property — the consequences of a treacherous strike on civilians in the village of Bilenke… This time, glide bombs hit local houses, which were empty at the time,” the statement said.

The damaged houses are considered unlivable. Experts are documenting the losses and offering essential aid to the residents.

During the documentation of the airstrike’s aftermath, an FPV drone targeted Andrii Shanin, First Deputy Head of the Zaporizhzhia District State Administration, Viktor Khomutov, Chief Legal Specialist, and Oleksii Motrevych, Chief Specialist. Thanks to quick reaction, no one was injured.

Bilenke has been regularly subjected to enemy attacks with various types of weapons, the administration noted.

According to the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, the glide bomb attack occurred on October 29.

Read also: Three killed, 29 injured in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day

As reported, in the past 24 hours, Russian forces launched 673 attacks across 19 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.

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