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Preliminary Report Says Five Injured in Late-Night Russian Attack on Zaporizhzhia
By Maya Wilson
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Russian forces attacked the Voznesenivskyi district of Zaporizhzhia late Saturday night, with preliminary reports indicating that at least five people were injured, according to Ukrinform.
The report, published at 23:57 Kyiv time on November 14, cited Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, who reported the attack in a Telegram post.
“Russian forces attacked the Voznesenivskyi district of Zaporizhzhia. Preliminary reports indicate that five people were injured.”
Ukrinform described the casualty figure as preliminary. Its late-night report did not specify the time of day when the attack occurred, identify the weapon used or describe what was hit.
Earlier attack in the same district
The late-night report follows an earlier attack on the same district on Saturday afternoon, which injured 22 people, according to The Library Media’s reporting earlier in the day.
Ukrinform’s late-night report did not mention the afternoon attack or say whether the five reported injuries resulted from a second, separate strike. The two reports give different casualty figures and refer to reporting at different points in the day, but a second attack has not been confirmed in the available account. The two tolls therefore remain separate.
No further information was provided in the late-night report about the condition of those injured, the extent of any damage or whether emergency services had reached the affected area.
Wider regional toll
The latest report came amid a day of extensive attacks across the wider Zaporizhzhia region.
Regional head Ivan Fedorov said Russian forces had launched 884 strikes on 48 settlements over the preceding 24 hours, according to Ukrinform. Those attacks killed three people, including a child, and injured another 62, he said.
The regional figures cover the wider area and the preceding 24-hour period. They are distinct from the preliminary five injuries reported in the late-night account concerning Voznesenivskyi district.
Ukrinform’s latest report provides no weapon identification, no description of the target and no precise attack time. It also does not establish whether the incident was separate from the earlier Saturday afternoon strike in the same district.
For now, the late-night casualty figure remains preliminary: five people injured, according to Semikin’s statement reported by Ukrinform.
Maya Wilson
World Desk Lead, The Library Media
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