Results of the massive drone attack on Zaporizhzhia: one dead, wounded and destruction

On the evening of June 16, Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia with strike drones. According to the regional military administration, five strikes were made on the city. Residential areas and civilian infrastructure were hit.

One person died as a result of the attack. According to the police, the drone hit a car – the driver died on the spot. Hits on the private sector, civilian buildings and open areas were also recorded.

Four more people were injured. The victims were diagnosed with shrapnel wounds, head injuries and concussions. All are receiving necessary medical care.

The shelling caused fires in an apartment building and a shopping center. A private house and the first building of the Zaporizhzhia National University were also damaged, where windows were broken.

“One of the drones hit a car. The driver died on the spot,” the police reported.

Residents of Zaporizhzhia spoke of strong explosions that occurred during the attack. In different areas of the city, people heard a series of blows and felt a powerful blast wave.

According to eyewitnesses, windows were broken in apartments, glass fragments flew around the rooms. People hid in the corridors or tried to leave the premises as quickly as possible.

One of the city residents noted that during the attack she was in the kitchen, while her children were hiding in the corridor. After the explosion, the windows in the apartment were completely broken, and glass fragments scattered inside.

Other residents reported that the blows occurred in the evening and later at night. Some people woke up from the explosions, and the shock wave in the apartments shifted furniture and fell things.

In Zaporizhzhia, as a result of the night attack, large-scale fires broke out in several locations.

The state emergency service units, which worked simultaneously at different facilities, were involved in the liquidation of the consequences.

The three-story building was the most damaged, where the roof and upper floors caught fire after being hit. Due to heavy smoke and fire, people were trapped inside the building.

Rescuers evacuated residents and extinguished the fires. The work was complicated by the scale of the fire and the need to operate in conditions of increased danger.

According to preliminary data, the area of the fire in the most damaged building reached hundreds of square meters. Psychologists of the State Emergency Service were also involved in the work, providing assistance to the victims.

“The total area of the fire was about 700 square meters, but extinguishing was complicated by constant air alarms,” said spokeswoman Yulia Barysheva.