17 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia city

Kiev, Oct 9 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and dozens injured in overnight Russian strikes on Ukraine's south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the Ukraine defence ministry has said.Ukrainian regional governor in Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandr Starukh said, "Russian missiles partially destroyed a nine-story building . Eight people have been rescued. There may be more people under the rubble."Though the city is under Ukrainian control, it is a part of the region Russia claimed to have annexed last month, BBC reported.Denouncing the Russian action, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky termed the shelling "merciless strikes on peaceful people again".Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.-- IANS
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