Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Injures 26, Governor Says

KYIV, Dec 17 (Reuters) – ‌Russian ​glide bomb ‌attacks in Ukraine’s ​southern Zaporizhzhia region wounded ‍26 people including a ​child ​on ⁠Wednesday, according to the regional governor.

“The Russians launched guided aerial bombs, destroying residential buildings ‌and damaging infrastructure and an ​educational ‌institution,” governor Ivan ‍Fedorov ⁠wrote on Telegram..

Three strikes hit the regional capital and its outskirts, he added.

Ukraine’s state emergencies service ​said work to clear the rubble was still ongoing.

The city of Zaporizhzhia, whose southern edge is less than 25 km from the frontline, has been bombed regularly by ​Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and ​Max Hunder; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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