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Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, injures 50, including 8 children
A Russian morning strike on Zaporizhzhia injured 50 people, including eight children, and damaged two residential buildings, local authorities said on 13 November. The attack prompted fires and an ongoing rescue operation; a rescue worker was killed while clearing debris.
Rescuers freed 17 people trapped in their apartments, and emergency service psychologists assisted 31 residents, including two children. The strike came amid heightened pressure on Ukrainian defences in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, about 75% of which is occupied by Russian forces, according to territorial data cited in the article. A Ukrainian commander has warned that losing Zaporizhzhia would be comparable to losing Donbas.
In short
- Russian strike injured 50 people, including eight children.
- A rescue worker was killed while clearing debris.
- Search and rescue operations are continuing.
Explained simply
Zaporizhzhia is a major Ukrainian city in the south-east of the country, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The region has been part of the fighting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Russian forces occupy much of the oblast.
Ukraine’s forces are defending the remaining areas under Ukrainian control, including the city. Zaporizhzhia matters because it is a large population centre and a key part of the country’s southern defences; Ukrainian commanders have compared the consequences of losing it with losing Donbas, another major area of the war.
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