Governor: Russia launches missile strike on Zaporizhzhia.
Russian forces have launched a missile strike on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia but no casualties have been reported thus far, regional governor Yurii Malashko reported[1] on Aug.
5. The governor said that emergency crews are already working at the site. The damage from the evening attack is still being assessed, he added.
Explosions were also reported in Khmelnytskyi and Zhytomyr oblasts. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces had unleashed Kinzhal missiles from around the Russian city of Tambov, targeting western and central Ukraine. No casualties or damage have been reported thus far in the oblasts.
Asami Terajima
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Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent.
She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment and energy.
Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at William Woods University in Missouri, U.S.A.
She is the winner of the 2023 George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded for "excellent investigative and courageous research activities" as part of Germany's prestigious Axel Springer Prize.