The regional governor reported that a Russian missile attack that struck a convoy of trucks carrying passengers close to the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia resulted in at least 23 fatalities and 28 injuries.
Four of the twelve bodies that were seen by a Reuters witness were in cars. The witness claimed a missile had created a crater on the ground close to two lines of cars at a car market.
“28 injured and 23 killed as of yet. all citizens, “The regional governor of Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandr Starukh, posted a message on the Telegram messaging service.
The impact had thrown chunks of dirt ino the air and sprayed the vehicles with shrapnel. The windows of the vehicles – mostly cars and three vans, were blown out.
The vehicles were packed with the occupants’ belongings, blankets and suitcases. A body leaned from the driver’s seat into the passenger seat of a yellow car, his left hand still clutching the steering wheel.
Russia, which invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it calls a special military operation, denies deliberately targeting civilians though its attacks have devastated Ukrainian towns and cities.
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