Russian strikes hit Zaporizhzhia apartment block and industrial site; injury toll rises to 25

In brief

• Russian forces struck a residential building and an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia on Friday.
• One person died and 25 people were injured, including six children.
• Earlier, on November 11, another attack in the city wounded five people.

Injury toll climbs through the day

Early reports put the number of injured at four, including two children (Russian forces strike apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, four injured, including children – Ukrinform). By midday the count had reached 13, among them five children (Injury toll in Russian strike on apartment building in Zaporizhzhia rises to 13, including five children – Ukrinform). Later updates raised it to 25, with six children among the injured, and said rescue operations at the site had been completed (Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia: Injury toll rises to 25, rescue operations completed – Ukrinform).

Earlier attack on the same city

The Friday strikes followed an attack on November 11, when Russian forces hit an apartment block, a truck near a residential building and an infrastructure facility. Five people were hurt in that incident, including a 62-year-old woman whose home suffered damage to its roof, facade and balconies, and three men aged 36, 42 and 55 (Росіяни вдарили по багатоповерхівці та об'єкту інфраструктури в Запоріжжі: поранено 5 людей – Українська правда). A 52-year-old woman was injured when the truck was struck.

Local context

Zaporizhzhia has repeatedly come under Russian fire. Officials describe the latest attacks as a continuing pattern of strikes on residential areas and city infrastructure. The regional administration is coordinating medical care for those injured (Росіяни поранили трьох людей у Запоріжжі – атакували FPV-дроном – Українська правда).

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