Russian missile kills 17 in Zaporizhzhia, claims Ukraine official

A local official in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia has claimed that at least 17 people were killed after their apartment building was shelled by Russians overnight. The blast partially damaged a nine-story structure, destroyed five homes, claimed the lives of 17 people and injured at least 49 others, including six children, according to reports.

Since the start of the battle, Zaporizhzhia has been particularly heavily affected by the Russians, who are believed to have taken over the neighbouring nuclear power station and used it as a base for their forces.

While the city is still under Ukrainian authority, the territory is one of four that Moscow has recently 'annexed'. Since the beginning of the war, people have worried artillery hits that if one reactor, it might cause a nuclear disaster similar to Chornobyl.


The International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this week that the Zaporizhzhia plant relies on emergency diesel generators after losing its only remaining external power source due to continuous shelling.



Three people were killed, and a crucial supply line was damaged when a mysterious fireball ignited on the Kerch Bridge, leaving Putin furious.

A portion of a road bridge was destroyed by the shock explosion, which also caught fire to a railway line and caused it to collapse into the Black Sea.

Ukraine was quick to celebrate the explosion and had been giving signals about a strike on the bridge for weeks, although they have yet to claim the credit.

FAQs

1. What was Zelensky's take on the attack?
   Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, referred to the hit as pure evil.
2. What is the reason behind the attack?
   The strikes appear to be retaliation from the Kremlin following the destruction of a portion of the Kerch bridge, which connects Russia to the seized Crimea, by a massive explosion.