Russian armed forces struck Zaporizhzhia with five guided aerial bombs (KABs) on the evening of Thursday, July 23, injuring at least 18 people, including a child.The attack struck three locations across the city, including its central district, Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov reported.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“At the end of the working day, Russian forces dropped five guided aerial bombs on residential neighborhoods, knowing that civilians would be harmed,” Fedorov said.Residential buildings and a private medical facility were damaged, while one bomb directly hit a high-rise apartment building. All 18 injured people were hospitalized, with one child remaining in serious condition.Rescue operations underwayEmergency crews continued working at sites, while medical facilities operated at increased capacity. Additional resources were prepared in case of further Russian strikes.Broader wave of strikesRussian forces struck Kherson in a separate attack earlier on Thursday, with Ukrainian media Freedom reporting that roughly 10 KABs in less than half an hour hit the city center and the Korabel district.Around the same time, Russian forces struck a residential area in Sloviansk with two KABs, wounding at least 14 people and damaging seven five-story apartment buildings.Russian forces launched KABs on Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia on July 10, killing at least five people and injuring 45 others, United24Media reported. Reportedly, the attacks targeted mainly civilian infrastructure in both cities.