Death toll after attack on Zaporizhzhia on 8-9 October increases to 15

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022, 20:56

The bodies of 15 people have already been found under the rubble of a high-rise building in Zaporizhzhia that was hit by a Russian rocket on the night of 8-9 October.

Source: press service of the Regional Department for Emergencies

Quote: “As a result of rocket terror [attack] on a civilian facility in the city, 15 people died, 11 people were rescued, and six more are currently considered missing.”

Details: As of 18:00, rescue workers have dismantled about 200 tonnes of rubble of construction structures.

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Previously:

• On the night of 8-9 October, Russia launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia, firing 12 rockets. Dozens of private homes, two apartment buildings and the civil infrastructure under fire. As a result of direct rocket hits, all floors from the ground floor to six floors of the nine-story building were destroyed. As the ruins were dismantled, the other two floors collapsed, too.
• On the morning of 14 October, it was reported that the death toll had risen to 13 people.

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