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Russian Strike on Residential Building in Zaporizhzhia Injures at Least Four, Including Two Children
By Maya Wilson
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Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in the Kosmichnyi district of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, injuring at least four people, including two children, Ukraine’s national news agency Ukrinform reported Friday, November 13.
Ukrinform reported that the strike hit the residential building in the city’s Kosmichnyi district. At least four people were injured, among them two children, according to the agency.
Further details about the attack had not been reported yet. Ukrinform’s available report did not identify the weapon used in the strike or provide information about the extent of the damage to the building.
The condition of those injured had also not been reported yet, and the available sourcing provided no further details about their injuries.
Ukrinform’s report did not provide additional information about the circumstances of the strike or the impact on the residential building beyond the reported injuries.
Update, Nov. 13: The number of people injured in the Russian strike on the Kosmichnyi district of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 50, including eight children, Ukrinform reported Friday. The toll has climbed through the day as rescue and hospital reporting caught up with the scale of the strike.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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Update, Friday, November 13: Ukrinform has since reported that the injury toll from the strike has risen to 13 people, including five children.
