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More than a dozen people have been killed after a Russian glide bomb hit a pedestrian street in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials have reported.
The missile hit some of the city’s industrial infrastructure just before 3.45pm local time while civilians were out in the street.
Images released by local governor Ivan Fedorov showed bodies lying on the street with vehicles smashed and engulfed in flames behind them.
“Thirteen killed in enemy attack on Zaporizhia,” Mr Fedorov wrote. “Russia is a terrorist country.”
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as “cruel” and carried out in full knowledge that it would maim or kill civilians.
“There is nothing more cruel than launching aerial bombs on a city, knowing that ordinary civilians will suffer,” he wrote.
“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.”
Tom Watling9 January 2025 00:00
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More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a United Nations official said on Wednesday, noting higher casualties in recent months amid the use of drones, long-range missiles and glide bombs.
“Russian armed forces intensified their operations to capture further territory in eastern Ukraine, with a severe impact on civilians in frontline areas, particularly in the Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions,” Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement, referring to developments since September 2024.
“We are deeply concerned by the impacts on civilians of the increased use of drones and the use of new weapons,” she added, referring in part to Russia’s use of highly destructive guided bombs or glide bombs in residential areas.
Tom Watling8 January 2025 16:31