At least 12 injured in mass Russian drone attack in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia late on Tuesday, triggering fires, injuring 12 people and badly damaging buildings and vehicles, the regional governor said.

Ivan Fedorov, posting on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack had smashed cars, destroyed shops and damaged seven apartment blocks. He said 12 people were being treated in hospital.

"A rescue operation is currently underway at 12 locations," Fedorov said in a video posted online. "The maximum number of units from the State Emergency Services, national police and our medical teams has been deployed."

Pictures posted online showed firefighters battling blazes at high-rise apartment buildings and gutted vehicles on city streets.

Emergency services, writing on Telegram, said fires were being brought under control and rescue operations were proceeding.

Part of wider region under Russian control

Russian forces occupy large swathes of territory in the Zaporizhzhia region and have been making recent gains, though the city of the same name remains under Ukrainian control.

The Russia-appointed head of the Zaporizhzhia region held by Russia, Yevgeny Belitsky, said Ukrainian forces had attacked power grid infrastructure in Russian-controlled areas.

Belitsky, writing on Telegram, said power had been cut to 40,000 customers in Russian-controlled towns in the region.

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