The aftermath of Russia’s guided bomb strike on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, which killed 13 and injured over 100
On January 8, Russian forces launched an airstrike on central Zaporizhzhia, dropping two guided bombs that exploded in a “gathering of people” near an infrastructure facility and a roadway, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reported. The blasts appear to have occurred close to the main administrative building of the Motor Sich company.
Rescue workers said the attack sparked a fire in the company’s administrative building, covering an area of 800 square meters (8,611 square feet). The explosions damaged four administrative buildings in total, several apartment buildings, 27 vehicles, a tram, and a minibus. By the morning of January 9, the death toll stood at 13, with 113 people injured, including a 13-year-old girl, according to the region’s governor, Ivan Fedorov. Fifty-nine of the injured were hospitalized, with 10 in critical condition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians. “This once again shows what Russia truly seeks. They want only war and only casualties,” he said.
January 9 has been declared a day of mourning in Zaporizhzhia.
