Casualty count climbs to four following drone attack in Zaporizhzhia UPDATED/PHOTO/VIDEO

The number of people injured in a morning Russian drone strike on a high-rise residential building in Zaporizhzhia has increased to four, according to Ukrainian emergency authorities.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that a 58-year-old man was hospitalised in serious condition, while a 28-year-old man sustained injuries assessed as moderate. Two women, aged 76 and 69, received medical assistance at the scene.

Rescuers said casualty figures were still being clarified. Emergency crews evacuated five residents from the damaged building, and psychologists provided support to 20 people affected by the incident. Authorities confirmed that emergency and rescue operations at the site of the drone strike have now been completed.

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A Shahed-type drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region early in the morning ofb December 16 injured two civilians and caused a major fire in a residential building. 

According to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, the drone strike hit a multi-story apartment block, triggering a large fire. Emergency services were dispatched promptly, with rescue teams working to extinguish the blaze and evacuate residents, Caliber.Az reports.

Apartments on two floors of the building were completely destroyed by the fire, with authorities confirming that fire outbreaks were recorded in four separate apartments.

Two people were injured in the attack. A man sustained shrapnel wounds, while a woman suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. Both are receiving medical treatment, officials said.

By Sabina Mammadli