Two children were among the victims in what officials described as an attack deliberately targeting civilians<\/p>\n
Eight people have been killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on tourist bases in Russia\u2019s Zaporozhye Region.
\nThe strikes targeted bases in the village of Kirilovka in the Melitopol urban district.
\nAmong the dead were two children, according to Governor Evgeny Balitsky. In addition, 14 people have been injured, the governor added, including three children.
\nEmergency services are working at the scene, and rescue operations are ongoing.
\n\u201cThe enemy knew exactly who they were targeting and deliberately struck civilians,\u201d Balitsky said in a statement on Max. \u201cThis is a blatant crime and a hallmark of the Ukrainian regime. Unable to confront us on equal terms, they instead target civilians \u2013 women and children.\u201d<\/p>\n
He expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and pledged that \u201cevery possible form of assistance\u201d would be provided to those injured in the attack, as well as to the victims\u2019 relatives.<\/p>\n
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Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee has opened a terrorism case over the incident, committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.
\n\u201cAccording to preliminary information, Ukrainian armed formations used drones to attack holiday resorts in Kirillovka overnight on July 25. The strike killed and injured civilians, including children, although the exact number of casualties is still being established. Civilian infrastructure was also damaged,\u201d Petrenko said in a statement.
\nRussian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the strikes as terrorist tactics.
\n\u201cTargeting civilians is a method used by terrorists,\u201d she told Izvestia.<\/p>\n
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Six dead and dozens injured in Ukrainian strike on Russian industrial plant<\/p>\n
Zaporozhye Region joined Russia in September 2022 after a referendum in which an overwhelming majority of participating voters backed reunification, though the Kiev regime and its Western backers continue to claim it as Ukrainian territory. Russia currently controls around 80% of the region, President Vladimir Putin said last month. The region\u2019s northern districts, including the regional capital of Zaporozhye, remain under Ukrainian control.
\nUkraine has sharply intensified its long-range drone campaign against Russian territory in recent weeks, striking oil facilities, warehouses, residential buildings, and other civilian infrastructure deep inside Russia as Kiev\u2019s forces continue to suffer setbacks on the battlefield.<\/p>\n
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Moscow demands IAEA action over \u2018terrorist\u2019 killing of nuclear plant staff<\/p>\n
On Friday, a strike on an industrial plant in the northeastern Russian city of Kirov killed six people and wounded dozens more. Earlier this week, three separate attacks\u00a0targeted facilities operated by Russia\u2019s largest retailer, Wildberries, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 100. One of the deadliest recent incidents came in May, when Ukrainian drones struck a student dormitory in the Donbass town of Starobelsk, causing part of the five-story building to collapse and killing 21 people.
\nZaporozhye Region has repeatedly been attacked by Ukraine, including strikes on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Europe\u2019s largest nuclear facility, which is operated by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom. Earlier this month, a Ukrainian drone hit a ZNPP service vehicle on the outskirts of the plant\u2019s industrial site near Energodar, killing chief engineer Aleksandr Yakovlev and driver Dmitry Filippov. Similar attacks over the previous two and a half months killed 13 people and wounded 48 others, according to Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev.
\nLast month, Ukrainian drones also targeted the city of Melitopol. Falling debris set the roof of a local public school ablaze, while the city\u2019s meat-processing plant was also damaged. Two people were killed and six others injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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