Russian Strike in Ukraine: One Killed and 14 Injured in Zaporizhia City; Russian Defense Shoots Down 13 Drones

2023-08-11 04:48:09

At least one person was killed and 14 injured on Thursday following a Russian strike on the city of Zaporizhia, in southern Ukraine, already targeted the day before, Ukrainian authorities announced.

“A fire broke out in a civilian building following occupants hit it with a missile. At this time, we mourn the death of a person“, indicated on Telegram the president Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the head of the military administration of the city, Anatoli Kourtiev, the strike also left 14 injured, including a 3-year-old girl and a 14-year-old teenager.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed early Thursday, the 534th day of war in Ukraine, that it shot down 13 drones, including 11 near Crimea and two heading towards Moscow, following several similar attacks in recent days.

“Two drones flying in the direction of the city of Moscow were destroyed“, Russian Defense said on Telegram. One of the devices that targeted the Russian capital was shot down by Russian air defense in the Kaluga region, southwest of the Russian capital, the second in the Odintsovsky district, in the Moscow region, reported the ministry, which accuses Kiev of having launched these devices.

“Near the city of Sevastopol (in Crimea, editor’s note), two drones were hit by anti-aircraft defense devices in service, nine others were neutralized by electronic warfare means and crashed into the Black Sea before hit the target“, according to the same source. No casualties or damage have been recorded, the ministry said.

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