Russians hit centre of Zaporizhzhia with missiles: seven people hospitalised – photo, video

The Russians launched a missile attack on the centre of Zaporizhzhia on the morning of 21 October. A total of seven people have been taken to hospital and a large amount of civilian infrastructure facilities has been damaged, including a kindergarten. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration; Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES)

Quote: "Russia launched another missile attack on the centre of Zaporizhzhia. A large number of civilian facilities were damaged, including a kindergarten, student accommodation centres and single-storey and multi-storey residential buildings. At the moment, we know about five people who have been taken to hospital."

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Quote from the SES: "A two-storey building of a kindergarten has been partially destroyed.

The blast wave and shrapnel left nearby cars damaged."

Photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service

Details: Fedorov said that a 49-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman are in a critical condition. Three more people are in a moderate condition. Two people were rescued from the rubble.

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Later, Fedorov added that two more civilians had been injured.

More than ten fire-and-rescue appliances are currently working at the scene.

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