January 9, 2025
In Zaporizhzhia, due to the strike of the Russian Federation, there is the destruction of high-rise buildings, an industrial facility, public transport - OGP thumbnail
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In Zaporizhzhia, due to the strike of the Russian Federation, there is the destruction of high-rise buildings, an industrial facility, public transport – OGP

According to preliminary data, 13 people died, another 29 were injured”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of Russian shelling on January 8, high-rise buildings, an industrial facility and other city infrastructure were destroyed, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

According to the report, debris hit a tram and a shuttle taxi with passengers, damaged cars parked nearby.

According to preliminary data, 13 people died, another 29 were injured. As the head of the regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov, noted, among the wounded is a 13-year-old girl, she is in the hospital, doctors assess the child’s condition as moderate.

The OGP reported that the prosecutor’s office has started a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings on the fact of committing a war crime that caused the death of people.

“Law enforcement officers at the scene continue to document the consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation,” the report says.

Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko announced that the emergency rescue operation at the site of Russian airstrikes in Zaporizhzhia is ongoing.

“The number of injured and dead is constantly increasing. The police, rescuers, medics and other specialist services are continuously working to eliminate the consequences of the enemy attack. They are sorting out rubble, looking for people, providing assistance to the victims… In particular, police paramedics saved 5 people,” the report says.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, commenting on the strike, noted that Russian troops struck Zaporizhzhia with aerial bombs.

He emphasized that “pressure on Russia for terror” is needed.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are targeted.

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