Russians attack industrial area in Zaporizhzhia with Iskander missiles

Russians attack industrial area in Zaporizhzhia with Iskander missiles

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On January 27, 2023, Russian troops launched a missile attack on an industrial area in the city of Zaporizhzhia with the Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems.

The relevant statement was made by the Main Department of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Yesterday, the occupation troops launched two missile strikes on the regional center with the Iskander missile systems,” the report states.

The enemy projectiles hit the territory of an industrial enterprise. The blast wave and missile fragments caused damage to windows, roofs and facades in neighboring houses, as well as vehicles.

A man, 31, received mine and explosive injuries and was taken to hospital.

Additionally, Russian invaders struck an industrial object in the Polohy district’s Orikhiv.

In Huliaipole, Russians were shelling civilian houses with different weapons, mainly artillery and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Local schools and kindergartens were among the objects destroyed.

In general, over the past day, the police have registered 70 reports on enemy shelling in the Zaporizhzhia region, including one missile strike, one drone attack, two air strikes, nine MLRS strikes and 57 artillery strikes.

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

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