European Commissioner Lenarčič condemns missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

European Commissioner Lenarčič condemns missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

Ukrinform
European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič condemned Russia’s missile attack on Zaporizhzhia which killed at least 13 people.

“I most strongly condemn Russia’s attacks against Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. Civilians and civilian infrastructure must not be a target. Never. Nowhere,” Lenarčič posted on Twitter.

He also added hashtags #Zaporizhzhia and #NotATarget.

Read also: Missile attack on Zaporizhzhia: Death toll rises to 13, including children

As reported, on the night of October 9, Russian aviation launched a missile strike on Zaporizhzhia city. Dozens of private houses, apartment blocks and other civilian infrastructure of the city came under fire.

According to the police data, 13 people were killed and 60 people were hospitalized. Children are among the killed and injured.

ol

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-