Russian missile strike on Zaporizhia kills at least three and injures 13. Four of the injured are in serious condition, according to the governor of the eponymous region.

Russia said earlier on Friday that its major strikes in Ukraine were carried out as a “response” to the Ukrainian attacks. Russia claimed the capture of the village of Vodiané, west of the town of Avdiïvka in eastern Ukraine, continuing its slow advance against a Ukrainian army which lacks men and ammunition.