At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured in a Russian aerial bombing on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, as drone strikes targeted Russian cities of Saratov and Engels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack on the city, calling it a 'deliberate strike' with 'nothing more cruel' than targeting civilians. The strikes come amid escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy: ' Russia ns struck Zaporizhzhia with aerial bombs. It was a deliberate strike on the city.' Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/APair strike killed at least 13 people and injured dozens in Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russia n city of Engels declared a local state of emergency after a drone strike set an oil facility on fire near a large military airbase.
“There is nothing more cruel than launching aerial bombs on a city, knowing that ordinary civilians will suffer. Russia must be put under pressure for its terror. The protection of lives in Ukraine must be supported. Only through strength can such a war be ended with a lasting peace.” “The Kristall plant, an oil storage facility in Engels, Saratov region, was attacked last night. Numerous explosions were recorded in the area of the target, and a large-scale fire broke out,” the Ukrainian military said.
Ukraine also said its forces had hit an enemy command post in the occupied Donetsk region with a “precision strike”, days after saying a similar operation reportedly destroyed a command post for Russian marines in the Kursk region of western Russia.
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