Air strike on Zaporizhzhia: wounded rise to 19, search for people under rubble continues

This was reported by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Police on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“At 17:50, the Russians dropped two aerial bombs (type to be specified) on two areas of the regional center. They hit the city bus station building and a private medical clinic nearby. As of 7:50 p.m., 19 people are known to have been injured. Police, rescuers, medics, and municipal services are working at the sites of the strikes,” the report said.

According to the State Emergency Service, one of the victims was pulled from the rubble.

As a result of the occupiers’ air strike, the bus station building, the gas station area, nearby buildings, and vehicles were partially destroyed.

Police continue to provide assistance to the victims.

A reception point for reports and notifications of property damage and other incidents caused by the attack is being set up at the site of the strike.

Investigative teams are documenting the consequences of the Russians’ war crime.

The incident has been classified under Part 1 of Article 438 (War Crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

Fedorov previously reported that those affected by the attack on Zaporizhzhia suffered multiple mine-blast injuries.

“Multiple mine-blast injuries to the limbs, head, and abdominal cavity – these are the injuries sustained by people who were near the bus station when the enemy struck it,” he wrote.

Among the victims are men aged 24, 38, 39, 41, and 56, and women aged 25 and 77. Their condition is assessed by doctors as moderate.

Fedorov also released a video showing rescuers searching for people under the rubble.

Dog handlers are working at the site.

An enemy guided aerial bomb completely destroyed the central bus station building.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Russian army struck Zaporizhzhia with two guided aerial bombs, hitting the central bus station and a student clinic. Twelve people were reported injured.