The death toll from the Russian missile attack on the ten-apartment block in Zaporizhzhia
, in southern Ukraine, has risen to three civilians.
The local media wrote it, explaining that six injured people were taken to hospital.
According to the rescuers there are still people trapped under the rubble, the building has been almost completely destroyed.
"Following the impact, more than 10 apartments from the second to the fifth floor were destroyed. Nearby houses were damaged by the debris and the blast wave," police said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the
Russian army's night attack on Zaporizhzhia
an "act of terror"
.
"This terrorist state (Russia) wants to turn every day into a day of terror for the Ukrainian people. But evil will not prevail in our land. We will kick out all the occupiers and they will have to answer for everything," Zelensky added on Telegram, explaining that rescue operations continue.
The first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska commented on Twitter the bombing: "The city resists courageously", the Russian army "attacks civilians in retaliation".
During the night an apartment building was deliberately hit, three floors were completely destroyed, civilians were killed.
We continue to search under the rubble.
Condolences to the victims.
We will not forgive". Zelenska also posted an image of the building hit.
According to the Russian administration of the Zaporizhzhia region, an apartment building would have been hit by Ukrainian flak
. This was stated by Vladimir Rogov, president of the movement "We are with Russia" and board member of the Russian administration of the region, quoted by RIA Novosti "Last night, one of the Russian missiles was shot down by the Zelensky regime's air defense system, and these two missiles fell on a residential building," Rogov said.
Speaking to the Bundestag, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that
talks were underway with Kiev for "guarantees of security for the future"
and added that "Putin is not at all ready to talk about peace.
Russia is aiming, now as before , on a military victory, but this victory won't happen
, also because we and our partners will continue to support Ukraine".
Lavrov's Indictment
.
The West "shamelessly buries the 'wheat deal,'" the Russian Foreign Minister said at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers. Russian media reported this. According to him, there are obvious obstacles to the export of agricultural products Russians all over the world, no matter how the EU tries to convince everyone otherwise.
More than 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the invasion by Moscow's forces: this was announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kiev in a post on Facebook, as reported by the national media.
Since February 24, 2022, the Russians have lost at least 150,605 soldiers on the battlefield, of which 715 only yesterday. Since the beginning of the war, Russia has also lost 3,397 tanks, 6,658 armored fighting vehicles, 2,398 artillery systems , 300 aircraft, 288 helicopters, 2,058 drones, 873 cruise missiles and 18 ships.
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