Published December 11,2024
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Rescuers work with a canine on the web site the place a constructing was closely broken by yesterday’s Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine December 11, 2024. (REUTERS Photo)
The loss of life toll from late Tuesday’s Russian missile assault on the Ukrainian metropolis of Zaporizhzhia rose to 9, native authorities stated on Wednesday.
“The death toll in Zaporizhzhia has risen to nine. Unfortunately, one (more) person died in hospital. A missile strike on a private medical facility in the city on Dec. 10 injured 21 people, including a child,” Ukraine’s State Emergency Service stated on Telegram.
It additionally stated that search and rescue operations are ongoing on the scene of the strike, fearing that individuals would possibly nonetheless be trapped underneath the rubble.
Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan Fedorov additionally confirmed the variety of casualties, saying on Telegram the strike on the town’s Voznesenivskyi district broken 20 residential buildings and three non-residential buildings within the metropolis.
Late Tuesday, Fedorov had reported that 4 folks had been killed and 20 others injured within the assault.
“We don’t have enough systems now to protect our country from Russian missiles. But our partners do have these systems. We repeat, again and again, that air defense systems should save lives, not collect dust in storage bases,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in a night video handle.
Russian authorities haven’t but commented on the incident.
Source: www.anews.com.tr