Noah Romsdal Hallundbæk Sørensen
Russian forces struck a civilian car with a drone near a shopping centre in Zaporizhzhia, wounding two people.
Two civilians have been wounded after Russian forces targeted a passenger car with a drone in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.
The attack took place near a shopping centre and is yet another example of the Russian terror campaign directed at Ukrainian civilians.
Emergency services arrived quickly at the scene following the strike.
According to Ukrinform
The Attack Near the Shopping Centre
The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, confirmed the attack via Telegram. He wrote: “The enemy continues its terror campaign in Zaporizhzhia. Two civilians were wounded as a result of a drone strike on a car near a shopping centre.” Rescue workers and emergency services arrived at the scene promptly.
This is not the first time Russian drones have struck civilian targets in the region. Shortly before this incident, utility workers were attacked by a Russian drone in Kherson, leaving three people injured there.
798 Attacks in a Single Day
The Zaporizhzhia region is under enormous pressure. According to Ukrinform, Russian forces carried out 798 attacks against 47 different settlements in the region over the past 24 hours. That amounts to more than 33 attacks per hour.
Eleven people were wounded in total as a result of Russian strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding Zaporizhzhia region during the same period. The scale of the attacks underlines that Russian forces continue to systematically threaten the civilian population across the area.
A Pattern of Terror
The strike on the civilian car is part of a broader pattern that has emerged in the Russian conduct of the war. Drones are increasingly being used to target everyday situations, and civilians are frequently the victims, whether they are in cars, at work or in residential neighbourhoods.
The international community has repeatedly condemned the use of drones against civilians as a violation of international law. The pattern of attacks on non-military targets nonetheless continues unabated.
