Russians destroyed power facility in Zaporizhzhia, leaving 17,000 customers without heat

The head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov said this on TV, Ukrinform reports.

“The attack began at 21:50. The enemy attacked the city with “Shaheds”. 6 “Shaheds” damaged an industrial facility and destroyed an energy facility. 21,000 subscribers were left without electricity, including critical infrastructure facilities such as boiler houses, healthcare facilities, and social welfare buildings,” he said.

The air raid alert prevented power engineers and rescuers from starting the response for several hours. In total, the alarm lasted 6.5 hours.

“After the power engineers started to eliminate the consequences of the enemy UAV attacks, two hours later, at four o’clock in the morning, the enemy fired four missiles at the city. The type of missiles is being established. After the air raid warning began to sound, the missiles were on the territory of the city in 3.5 minutes. The enemy hit the same object that was damaged by the UAV in the evening. Unfortunately, employees who were restoring power and conducting a rescue operation were injured,” said Fedorov.

He added that one residential building was also destroyed and several others were damaged.

As a result of the attack, 25 people were injured, 10 of whom are in moderate condition in hospital. The head of the RMA called the situation in the city critical. Currently, more than 17,000 customers are without heat. All utilities are working on the ground. Stability points have been deployed.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the number of people injured in Zaporizhzhia as a result of the Russian attack has increased to 24.

Last night, Russian aggressors struck at Zaporizhzhia, at least four explosions were heard in the city.