At least 12 people died, including three minors, in the early hours of this Saturday in a bomb attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the city of Zaporizhzhia, in which a five-story residential building was hit, regional authorities reported.
"Unfortunately, the deaths of twelve people have been confirmed, including three children (...). Another 14 people have been injured, and two of them are in critical condition. Doctors are fighting to save their lives," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a message posted on social media.
Zelensky directly links this attack to the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports.
"Today Russia has expressed its gratitude for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by launching five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia," he said.
"What happened last night once again confirms that in Russia any easing of pressure is taken as a message that they can keep attacking, that they can keep dropping bombs on cities," he stated.
That is why he called for different signals, so that Russia understands it must stop the war, that it feels losses, and in that regard he mentioned the Ukrainian long-range attacks on Russian targets.
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The attack caused damage to residential buildings, infrastructure, and railway facilities.
The acting head of the Military Administration of the provin…
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WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky directly linked this attack to the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports. Reference photograph of Russian attacks in the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia. Image @jurgen_nauditt on X. CommentsAt least 12 people died, including three minors, during the early hours of Saturday in a bomb attack by the Russian Armed Forces on the city of Zaporizhzhia, in which a five-story residential building was hit, regional authorities reported."Unfortunately, the deaths of twelve people have been confirmed, including three children (...). Another 14 people have been injured and two of them are in critical condition. Doctors are fighting to save their lives," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a message posted on social media. Zelensky directly linked this attack to the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports. "Today Russia expressed its gratitude for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by launching five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia," he said. "What happened last night once again confirms that in Russia any easing of pressure is taken as a message that they can continue attacking, that they can continue dropping bombs on cities," he said. That is why he called for different signals, so that Russia understands it must stop the war, that it feels losses, and in that regard he mentioned Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian targets. Rescue operationsThe attack caused damage to residential buildings, infrastructure, and railway facilities. The acting head of the provincial Military Administration, Mykhailo Semikin, said that rescue teams continue search operations in Zaporizhzhia. The announcement came after Ukrainian forces warned, at around 5:00 a.m. (local time), that Russian tactical aircraft had launched glide bombs on the city of Zaporizhzhia. The full extent of the material damage caused by the attack is not yet known, and it comes just one day after another strike with guided aerial bombs by the Russian Army, which also hit residential areas of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least one person and injuring seven others, including a child, as reported the previous day by The Kiev Independent, citing regional officials. More on:War in UkraineRussiaUkraineZaporizhzhia