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Add as a preferred source on GoogleAnadolu Agency said authorities raised the reported toll; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier reported at least 18 deaths and five injuries.
Anadolu Agency reported that authorities had put the death toll from Russian attacks in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region at 24, above the minimum 18 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had reported earlier.
In an earlier update, Zelenskyy said five people were injured and emergency workers and military personnel were searching debris in Komyshuvakha. He also said several strikes had targeted the settlement since Monday morning. EconoTimes previously reported Zelenskyy’s earlier account of the attack.
He said a school used to distribute humanitarian aid was hit. Search crews continued looking through debris as rescue work remained underway.
Firefighters sheltered during two later strikes in the Odesa region. Rescue equipment was damaged, but the crews were unharmed.
Officials reported 857 strikes on 52 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Ukraine’s air force said defenses shot down or suppressed 112 drones in an overnight assault.
