Five hospital workers injured in Russian aerial bombing of Zaporizhzhia

Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine's city of Zaporizhzhia on November 7, injuring five hospital staff.

The assault involved five strikes using guided aerial bombs, hitting residential buildings and a hospital. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, as confirmed by Governor Ivan Fedorov, Caliber.Az reports via Ukraine media.

Zaporizhzhia, the administrative centre of the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, is a frequent target of Russian attacks. Before the full-scale invasion in 2022, the city had a population of around 710,000.

This follows another deadly strike on 5 November, which resulted in six deaths and 23 injuries.

Besides, On September 30, 2022, Russia signed an accession treaty with the Russian-appointed administration of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, officially annexing the region, including areas it did not yet control at the time.

The United Nations General Assembly responded by demanding Russia's immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal from the territory. The Assembly also passed a resolution urging countries not to recognise what it termed an "attempted illegal annexation."

Since Russia does not fully control Zaporizhzhia, Melitopol has become the administrative centre for the Russian-occupied region. In March 2023, the city was officially declared the capital of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Oblast after Yevgeny Balitsky, the acting head of the region, signed a decree relocating the de jure capital to Melitopol until Zaporizhzhia was captured.

By Khagan Isayev