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On the night of October 17 to 18, a building was destroyed in Zaporijja (Ukraine), killing at least four people. For several days, Russian strikes have intensified in the region, while Ukrainian soldiers are still focusing on the counter-offensive.
On the night of October 17 to 18, a building Zaporizhja (Ukraine) was disemboweled towards 1h30 by one of six Russian missiles that targeted the southern Ukrainian city. There would be at least four deaths. “A neighbor was transported in an ambulance in very serious condition. Another neighbor probably died, a young couple”, says Olga Netesa resident.
A little further north, a village was also touch by a strike, which left one dead and four injured. Nightly bombings continue on Ukrainian territory, while the Russian army steps up its efforts in the Dombasin the town ofAvdiivka. Moscow says it has retaken several square kilometers in the area, and the city’s mayor says he expects an escalation in the coming days. This area of operation seems to have surprised the Ukrainian army.
Many deaths
In the Odessa region, soldiers hope that the latest weapons deliveries western could change the situation. The American long-range missiles, delivered this week, have already been used by the Ukrainians.
On the set of 19/20 info, Wednesday evening, Marie Mendraspolitical scientist at the CNRS and specialist in Russia and Ukraine, specifies that the battle near Donetsk “makes hundreds“death on both sides,”but much more on the Russian side“.