- A missile struck a building in Zaporizhzhya, in southern Ukraine
- An earlier attack hit a high school about 50 miles south of Kyiv, killing four
- A Russian official said a Ukrainian drone attacked a critical oil pipeline
On Wednesday, the president of Ukraine released a video of what he claimed was a Russian missile striking a city apartment building, hours after Moscow troops launched explosive drones that killed at least four people at a student dormitory near Kyiv before dawn.
The video shared by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram claimed to be CCTV footage of the moment a missile struck a nine-story residential building near a major road in Zaporizhzhia in the southeast of Ukraine.
Russia Missile, Drone Attacks in Ukraine
Images in the Ukrainian media depicted burnt flats on many floors of the afflicted buildings, with flames streaming from some of them. Two children were among the 18 injured, according to the secretary of the Zaporizhzhya city council, Anatolii Kurtiev. After the apartment hit, eleven individuals were hospitalized, and four of them were in severe condition, according to local officials.
He urged nations to increase pressure on the Kremlin to end its invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has denied targeting residential areas, although apartment complexes and civilian infrastructure are everyday targets of artillery and rocket strikes.
Local officials said that a nocturnal drone strike partially destroyed a high school and two dorms in Rzhyshchiv, located south of the Ukrainian capital. It was unclear at the time how many individuals were in the dorms.
The corpse of a 40-year-old male was recovered from the rubble on the fifth floor of a hostel, according to Andrii Nebytov, the regional police commander. Nebytov said that more than 20 individuals were hospitalized.
After a display of solidarity for Ukraine, the Japanese prime minister departed the Ukrainian capital just hours ago, AP News reported. The next day, Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed Moscow after negotiating his war-ending plan, which the West rejected.
Wednesday's bombardment resumed Russia's unrelenting bombing while the fight stalled throughout the winter months. According to Zaporizhzhia's regional government, two missiles impacted the apartment building, and Russia's purpose is "to terrify the thousands of civilians in the city."
Zelensky criticized the Zaporizhzhya strike. He stated, "A Russian missile has struck a multi-story structure. Russia bombards the city with brutality."
Vladimir Rogov, an official with the Moscow-appointed regional administration for the Russia-occupied portion of the Zaporizhzhia region, said that the structure was struck by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile intended to intercept a Russian missile. Even though regular artillery and rocket attacks damage apartment complexes and civilian infrastructure, Russia has denied targeting residential areas.
Russian officials have blamed Ukrainian air defenses for some of the deadliest attacks on apartment buildings in the past, claiming that the deployment of air defense systems in residential areas endangers civilians, despite overwhelming evidence indicating that Russian missiles have struck civilian targets without provocation.
According to Daily Mail, Russia routinely bombards Ukraine with indiscriminate missiles, artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Russia maintains it is solely striking military targets, but since the war began a year ago, hundreds of civilians have been killed in attacks.
The strikes frequently result in power outages that prohibit residents from heating their houses or obtaining drinking water. The International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Putin last week for transferring Ukrainian minors to Russia since the beginning of the war. According to international law, strikes against civilian targets are also considered war crimes.
Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Striking Key Pipeline
Meanwhile, a Russian government official said a Ukrainian drone strike targeted a key oil pipeline facility on Russian soil. The assertion started in a post by the governor of Russia's Bryansk region, Aleksandr Bogomaz, on his official Telegram account. Bryansk is situated in the extreme western boundary of Russia and borders the northeastern edge of Ukraine.
Per Newsweek, Bogomaz stated in his article that the Ukrainian drone had targeted a Transneft-operated pumping facility. The current battle between Russia and Ukraine has continued for more than a year, significantly longer than most analysts believed Moscow's operation in the neighboring country would last.
The extended battle has taken a significant toll on Russia's resources, and various Western nations have imposed economic sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As a result, the country's residual exports, particularly its enormous oil and gas industry, have become crucial. The Russian energy giant Gazprom recently signed a significant agreement to supply China with oil.
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