Russia hit 18 sites in Zaporizhzhia as civilian damage mounts

Shafaq News – Moscow / Kyiv

Russian forces launched extensive attacks on
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region over the past 24 hours, striking 18 localities
with missiles, drones, artillery, and rocket systems, regional authorities said
on Sunday.

Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia
regional administration, reported that one missile hit Heorhiivske and 13
airstrikes targeted settlements, including Zaporizhzhia city, Huliaipole, and
Poltavka.

“More than 400 drones, mostly FPV models,
struck towns, causing at least 89 cases of damage to homes, vehicles, and
infrastructure.”

In recent days, similar bombardments near
Zaporizhzhia have disrupted electricity and water supplies, leaving nine
injured and one dead, according to local officials.

The Russian Ministry of Defense, in turn,
claimed that its battlegroups inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces across
several fronts, citing the destruction of tanks, artillery systems, and
Western-supplied vehicles.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities accused
Russia of targeting civilian infrastructure in a drone strike on a railway
station in Shostka, Sumy region, which killed one person and injured dozens.
Kyiv also alleged that China provided satellite imagery to support Russian
strikes — an accusation not addressed by Beijing.