Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia early Tuesday, killing at least two people, injuring 18 others and sparking multiple fires, according to the regional governor.
Ivan Fedorov said that two children were among the injured. Pictures posted by the governor online showed firefighters battling blazes in private homes and other buildings.
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's emergency services reported a fire covering an area of 350 square meters (4,000 square feet) in three residential buildings and in a service station.
According to preliminary reports, Fedorov said, Russian forces had carried out 10 strikes from multiple rocket launch systems, damaging 10 apartment buildings and 12 private homes.
"I heard some distant explosions, very far away, so we went to sleep. And then there was a super strong explosion which blew out our windows," Zaporizhzhia resident Oleksii, 35, told Reuters.
