A Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia kills 13 civilians, while Ukraine successfully targets a Russian fuel depot deep inside its territory.
A daytime Russian missile strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday claimed at least 13 civilian lives and injured about 30 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, which included high-speed missiles and glide bombs, struck residential areas, leaving civilians lying on the street amid a scene of devastation. Regional governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed the deaths, noting that minutes before the bombardment, he had warned of an impending attack on the region.
This assault marked another grim chapter in Russia's strategy of targeting civilian areas, a tactic that has been a hallmark of the war's nearly three-year duration. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, the largest war in Europe since World War II. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed concerns over the future of Ukraine's security amid potential ceasefire negotiations with Russia. He emphasized that any peace deal would need to be backed by 'serious security guarantees' to prevent a future Russian invasion. Elsewhere, the Ukrainian military struck a significant blow to Russia's war logistics, hitting a fuel storage facility in Russia's Saratov region. The attack caused a massive blaze at the depot, which supplies a key Russian air base used to launch missile strikes on Ukraine. Russian officials acknowledged the assault, confirming that the area had been targeted by Ukrainian drones. The strike, which occurred deep within Russian territory, underscores Ukraine's growing capacity to target infrastructure far behind the front lines. While Ukraine has relied on Western-supplied missiles for its strikes, it has been developing its own long-range weaponry to bypass these limitations. Ukrainian drones have already hit targets over 1,000 kilometers away, and the recent attack in Saratov highlights the increasing effectiveness of Kyiv's domestic arms production
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