Russian Forces Launch 418 Strikes on Zaporizhia in One Day

Written by Camilla Jessen

Jan.16 - 2025 7:11 AM CET

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Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram
Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram
During the day, Russian troops launched 418 strikes on 11 settlements in the Zaporizhia region.

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Russian troops launched a total of 418 strikes on 11 settlements in Ukraine's Zaporizhia region in a single day.

This development was reported by Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, via Telegram.

The attacks included six airstrikes targeting Kamianske, Hulyaipole, and Shcherbaki, alongside 245 drone attacks of various types hitting Kamianske, Hulyaipole, Shcherbaki, Novoandriyivka, Novodanylivka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Novodarivka.

Additionally, 19 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) strikes impacted Novoyakovlivka, Zhovta Krucha, Shcherbaki, Novoandriyivka, Novodanylivka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Novodarivka.

Meanwhile, 148 artillery shells were fired on multiple locations, including Kamianske, Hulyaipole, Orekhov, Shcherbaky, Novoandriyivka, Novodanylivka, Malaya Tokmachka, Novodarivka, and Robotyne.

Authorities reported 16 instances of destruction to residential buildings and infrastructure but confirmed that no civilians were injured in the strikes.

In a related development, Ukrinform also reported casualties in the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russian shelling in Nikopol claimed the lives of a man and a woman. Private and multi-story buildings, as well as power lines, were damaged in those attacks.

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