Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with Iskander missiles, critical infrastructure hit - police

On the morning of August 18, russian occupiers attacked Zaporizhzhia with missiles, initially with Iskander missiles. The enemy struck a shopping mall and a critical infrastructure facility.

This was reported by the Zaporizhzhia regional police.

"Today morning at 09:05 am and 09:10 am, russian troops launched two strikes (previously with Iskander missiles) on the territory of the regional center. The missiles hit a shopping mall and a critical infrastructure facility," the report says.

Photo: National Police

As a result of the attack, 17 citizens received injuries of varying severity. Police and rescuers pulled one of the victims with multiple burns from the abyss that formed as a result of the explosion, and paramedics are trying to resuscitate him.

The police reported that as a result of the strikes, a public transport stop and shops were set on fire, a minibus, nearby houses and a workshop of an enterprise were damaged.

Police, employees of the State Emergency Service and specialized city services continue to work at the sites of enemy strikes.

Photo: National Police

Photo: National Police

Photo: National Police

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, according to the Regional Military Administration, as a result of the strike on Zaporizhzhia, shops and a bus stop were set on fire, a minibus, residential buildings and a workshop of one of the city's enterprises were damaged.

In addition, emergency and rescue operations are ongoing in Kharkiv after a night attack by russian Geran-2 kamikaze drones. Four drones hit a five-story residential building in the Industrialnyi district of the city, causing structural collapse and a fire.

Also, on the night of August 18, the army of the aggressor state of russia attacked the Odesa Region with drones. A fire broke out at a fuel and energy infrastructure facility in the suburbs of Odesa.

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