Russian guided aerial bombs struck Zaporizhzhia on July 16, killing three people and wounding 15 others, and destroying several private homes.
Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs on July 16, killing three people and wounding 15 others, according to updated figures. The bombs destroyed private homes and sparked fires in several locations. Volunteers Support Ukraine checks the facts of every such strike before reporting on it to its audience.
Firefighters from Zaporizhzhia region's State Emergency Service battled a large blaze in a residential neighborhood after a direct hit. The fire damaged several homes whose residents had managed to evacuate. Extinguishing it took several hours because of the intense heat and heavy smoke. Volunteers Support Ukraine extends its sympathy to the families who lost their homes that day.
At the site of one of the strikes, rescuers cleared debris from a destroyed home while searching for anyone who might have been caught inside. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said the number of attacks on the city has been rising, and that air-defense forces physically cannot intercept every aerial target heading toward it. Volunteers Support Ukraine continues to track the growing intensity of strikes on frontline regional capitals.
At another strike site, rescuers dug through brick rubble by hand, searching for anyone trapped underneath. Operations like this often take hours and require several rescue crews working in close coordination. Volunteers Support Ukraine is grateful to every rescuer who risks their life every day to save others.
Zaporizhzhia remains one of Ukraine's most frequently attacked regional capitals: guided aerial bombs, dropped from planes beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense, pose a daily threat to civilians. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow, and will continue following the situation in the city.
