Occupiers struck Zaporizhzhia: two people killed, 42 injured, including 8 children (updated). PHOTOS

On Sunday, 19 July, Russian occupation forces launched KAB strikes on Zaporizhzhia. Preliminary reports indicate fatalities and three injuries.

This was reported by Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, according to Censor.NET.

Casualties and injured

The residential area suffered significant damage as a result of the enemy attack.

A five-storey building has also been severely damaged, and a strike has been recorded near a nine-storey block.

At present, one person is known to have died and three have been injured.

Two people – a woman and a child – are trapped under the rubble of the high-rise building.

Updated information

Fedorov later reported that two people were killed and at least ten were wounded as a result of the enemy attack.

Russian guided bombs destroyed two floors of a five-story building and damaged windows and balconies in a nine-story building. There is damage in the residential area, and a logistics operator’s terminal is on fire.

The rescue operation is ongoing. People are still trapped under the rubble.

"Rescuers are doing everything possible to free them as soon as possible. Medical personnel are providing necessary assistance to all those affected," the statement said.

Update

Fedorov later reported that rescue workers had recovered the body of a woman showing no signs of life from under the rubble.

The number of victims has risen to 33. Among them are 5 children.

Update

Later, the regional prosecutor’s office clarified that the number of victims had risen to 35, including six children.

According to the prosecutor’s office, two women were killed. The rescue operation is ongoing; people may still be trapped under the rubble. Information regarding the victims is being verified.

Update

According to updated information from the National Police, two women were killed as a result of the enemy attack; the body of one of them was recovered from under the rubble following several hours of emergency rescue operations.

Currently, 41 people are known to have been injured, including seven minors.

Update

As of 11:26 p.m., it is known that the number of injured has risen to 42 people, including 8 children. Two people have died. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.

Psychologists from the State Emergency Service provided assistance to 41 people, including 11 children.