Russian guided bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia sparks fires, civilian injured

Russian guided bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia sparks fires, civilian injured

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Russian forces launched a guided bomb attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, sparking fires, damaging residential buildings and injuring a civilian.

Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"One person has been injured, an apartment building has been damaged and a fire broke out – these are the preliminary consequences of the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia," Fedorov wrote.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene.

Read also: Russians carry out airstrike on Zaporizhzhia district, leaving one killed

Powerful explosions were heard in the city during an air raid alert as Russian forces struck using guided aerial bombs.

Earlier reports said Russian troops had also carried out a guided bomb strike on the Zaporizhzhia district on Saturday, killing a man.

Photo: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration

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