A convoy carrying Ukrainian civilians was hit by a Russian missile earlier today near the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, its commander said, killing at least 23 and wounding 28.
BREAKING: Russian strike in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kills 23 people, wounds 28 in a humanitarian convoy, official says, on day Moscow plans annexation of that region and three others. https://t.co/QBiBgBMQRW
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 30, 2022
“There are dead and wounded, all civilians, rescuers are there,” Oleksandr Staruk wrote on Telegram.
⚡️Governor: Russian missiles hit Zaporizhzhia.
According to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh, Russian forces targeted the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia early on Sept. 30. The rescue operation is underway.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 30, 2022
Russia, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, as part of a “special military operation”, as it describes it, categorically denies that it is targeting civilians, as reported by international agencies and relayed by the Athens News Agency.
Source: News Beast

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