Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 17-year-old, four more pulled from rubble

Russian forces attacked a private housing area in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine, killing a 17-year-old boy. Four more people were injured, and rescuers pulled them from the rubble. The strike comes as Russia continues its full-scale war against Ukraine and regularly targets the city.

The information was provided by Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration. He said those rescued from under the debris were a 35-year-old woman, a 10-year-old boy, a 34-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman.

Semikin added that all the injured were handed over to ambulance medics. Doctors are providing them with the necessary care.

Earlier attacks

Zaporizhzhia had also been hit in the days before this strike. On 11 November, Russian troops carried out a series of strikes on residential neighbourhoods and infrastructure in the city. A high-rise building and an infrastructure facility were damaged, and five civilians were wounded.

The next day, 12 November, the occupiers attacked a private housing area of the city with a drone. The Russian drone struck directly through the window of a home, and a woman was injured.