Russian Attack Sets Private House on Fire in Zaporizhzhia Region, Child Injured
Russian forces struck a private home in a town in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on the evening of 2 November. A 62-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy were injured in the resulting fire.
Russian forces attacked a private residential house in a town in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, in the southeast of the country, on the evening of 2 November. The strike caused a fire and injured two people, including a child. The information comes from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the country's rescue and firefighting agency.
The service said the attack took place in the Zaporizhzhia district and targeted a private property. The specific town was not named.
Those injured
According to the service, the injured are a 62-year-old woman and an 11-year-old boy. Rescuers have already extinguished the fire in the house.
Earlier attacks
Overnight from 2 to 3 November, Russian forces also attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia itself. Residential buildings were damaged and one person was injured.
On 2 November, Russian forces also dropped aerial bombs on a school in the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, where humanitarian aid was being distributed. So far, 26 people are known to have been killed, and another 27 are considered missing.
