13 people were killed in a Russian attack in a city claimed by Moscow
Ukrainian officials say at least 13 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike.
Dozens more were injured, and several residential buildings were destroyed.
The town is under Ukrainian control but is part of an area Russia said it annexed last month.
Zaporizzia has been hit repeatedly in recent weeks as Russia fights back in urban areas after suffering defeats in southern and northeastern Ukraine.
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Parts of the Zaporizzia region, including its nuclear power plant – which is about 52 kilometers (30 miles) from the city – have been under Russian control since the beginning of the offensive.
Ukrainian officials initially put the death toll at 17, but later revised it down.
The BBC’s Paul Adams, who was in the city recently, said the buildings hit were not obvious military targets and the attacks appeared to be completely indiscriminate.
Over 60 civilians are understood to have been killed in and around Zaporizzia in the past nine days.
Ukrainian President Zelensky called the shelling “again a ruthless attack on peaceful people.”
“Absolute vileness,” he says. “Absolute evil. savages and terrorists. From the one who gave this order to all who fulfill this order. They will bear responsibility. Certainly. Before the law and before the people.”
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Oleksandr Staruk, the Ukrainian regional governor of Zaporizzia, said 12 Russian missiles had partially destroyed a nine-story building, and flattened five other residential buildings.
“More people may be under the rubble. Rescue operations are underway at the scene. Eight people have already been rescued,” he said in a telegram.
Strike survivors have spoken of the moment the explosion woke them up.
Katerina Ivanova and her family were forced to run to the bathroom as their apartment filled with smoke, she told AFP news agency.
After managing to run into the street, Ivanova said she was met by a neighbor who “shouted that her husband was dead.”
Another resident, Lyudmyla, 38, told the Reuters news agency how she rushed to wake her children and get them to safety after a “roaring” explosion “completely destroyed” the door to her home.
His 10-year-old son, Bohdan, described the missile attack as “terrifying” and said the sound of screaming woke him up.
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Meanwhile, power lines supplying the nuclear plant have been reconnected as a result of cuts caused by shelling on Friday night, said Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“Our team at #Zaporizhzhya has confirmed that offsite power transmission lines lost yday were restored & reconnected to the #ZNPP grid – a temporary relief in still unbearable conditions,” he tweeted on Sunday.
Grossi said he would urge both sides to support a safety zone around the plant. Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the shelling.
Meanwhile, Russian divers have begun a thorough examination of the damage caused by Saturday’s explosions on road and rail bridges linking occupied Crimea with Russia.
Although limited traffic has resumed in one lane, the blast brought down a portion of the bridge.
Security has been tightened and Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a full investigation.
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13 people were killed in a Russian attack in a city claimed by Moscow
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