Russian Attack Sets House on Fire in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region, Injuring 11-Year-Old Boy

Russian forces attacked a private house in a town in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on the evening of 2 November. The strike started a fire and injured two people, one of them a child. The information comes from Ukraine's State Emergency Service, which handles rescue operations and firefighting.

The victims

According to the service, the injured are a 62-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy. The source does not say how serious their injuries are or where they were taken. Rescuers have already put out the fire at the residential building.

In its statement, the service said Russian troops hit a private home in one of the towns of the Zaporizhzhia district that evening. The specific town was not named.

Earlier attacks

Overnight into 3 November, Russia also attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional centre. Residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured.

Another attack was reported on 2 November: Russian aircraft dropped aerial bombs on a school in Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region, where humanitarian aid was being handed out at the time. So far, 26 people are known to have died, and another 27 are considered missing.