In Zaporizhzhia, emergency search operations are continuing in a multi-story building hit by a Russian aerial bomb on November 7, there may still be people under the rubble. As of the morning of November 8, 9 dead townspeople are known, including a one-year-old boy.
Points of attention
- The Russian attack on Zaporozhye led to the deaths of 9 civilians, including a one-year-old child, sparking a day of mourning in the city.
- Emergency search and rescue operations are ongoing in the high-rise building hit by a Russian aerial bomb, with concerns of more people still trapped under the rubble.
- Psychologists are offering assistance to victims, including children, while medical staff assess the serious conditions of the injured individuals, including a 5-year-old boy.
- Efforts to eliminate the consequences of the attack involve the State Emergency Service, with 20 units of equipment and 110 personnel deployed for assistance.
- The head of Zaporizhzhya OVA condemned the attack, labeling Russia as a terrorist country and emphasizing support for the wounded victims.
Russia killed 9 people in an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia
Yuliya Barysheva, spokeswoman for the Department of State Emergency Services in the Zaporizhia Region, stated this at a briefing at the scene of the impact.
Rescue workers worked all night. To illuminate the place of impact, special lighting towers were installed. In the private sector, the "arrival works" were completed yesterday. Search operations continued throughout the night at the site of the hit to the high-rise building. The search and rescue operation is ongoing. There may be people under the rubble.
The law enforcement officers conducted a door-to-door search. According to information, some people still have not been contacted.
The State Emergency Service notes that a total of 42 injured people are known: 20 women, 18 men and four children.
20 units of equipment and 110 personnel were involved from the State Emergency Service to eliminate the consequences of the strikes. Psychologists of the State Emergency Service provided assistance to 40 victims.
In Zaporizhzhia, November 8 became the Day of mourning for the dead
Today in Zaporizhzhia is the Day of Mourning for the victims of yesterday's Russian shelling of the regional center. The bloody hands of the enemy took the lives of 9 civilians. Including a 1-year-old boy. Eternal memory of the dead. Condolences to those who have lost relatives and friends. Russia is a terrorist country. We will not forgive.
Ivan Fedorov, the head of Zaporizhzhya OVA, reported this.
Fedorov also clarified information about the condition of the victims during the Russian bombing.
15 victims of enemy shelling are in Zaporizhzhya medical institutions. A 5-year-old boy is in extremely serious condition. He underwent surgery and is on a ventilator. Doctors assess the condition of four more people, including two medical workers, as serious. All the necessary assistance is given to the wounded.
