Russian Drone Strike on Zaporizhzhia Residential Area Kills One, Injures Three

One woman was killed and three people were injured after Russian drones struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, damaging private homes and trapping residents under the rubble.

This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov on March 16.

Fedorov said Russian UAVs hit the private sector in one of the city’s residential districts, shattering windows and damaging roofs and building facades.

Initial reports said a woman was injured and that people could be trapped under the debris. Emergency crews launched a search-and-rescue operation at the site.

Later, Fedorov confirmed that one woman had been killed in the attack. Two other women were reported injured and placed under medical supervision.

According to updated information, a 15-year-old girl and a woman with a disability were trapped under the rubble. Rescuers were able to pull them out, and both received medical assistance.

In total, three people were injured in the Russian attack. All victims are currently under doctors’ supervision.

The attack in Zaporizhzhia came as Russian drones were also detected over Kyiv later the same morning, prompting air defense activity in the capital. Russian drones were spotted over Kyiv on the morning of March 16.

Debris from downed drones fell in several districts of the city following the attack.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district, in central Kyiv, fragments landed without causing fires or casualties. According to a Suspilne correspondent, parts of a Russian drone also fell near the Independence Monument on Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The monument itself was not visibly damaged, and specialists are working at the site to collect the debris.

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