Russian attacks on a prison in the frontline region of Zaporizhia in southwestern Ukraine killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 35 others, the Ukrainian regional army and the governor of Zaporizhia said on Tuesday.
Zaporizhia Governor Ivan Fedorov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the institution's buildings were destroyed and nearby private homes were also damaged. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the attacks as "another war crime" committed by Russia. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's regime, which also issues threats against the United States through some of its spokespeople, must face economic and military blows that strip it of its ability to wage war," Yermak said on X, according to A2 CNN.
“Every killing of our people by the Russians, every Russian attack - at a time when a ceasefire could have been in place long ago, if it had not been for Russia's refusal - all this shows that Moscow deserves very tough, truly painful, and therefore fair and effective sanctions. They must be forced to stop the killings and achieve peace,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on X.
Moscow's forces have regularly attacked Zaporizhzhia, using drones, missiles and aerial bombs, since the start of the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia unilaterally declared the annexation of parts of Zaporizhzhia and areas in and around three other Ukrainian regions at the start of the war. Kiev and its Western allies called the move an illegal land grab. Fedorov said Russian forces launched eight strikes in the Zaporizhzhia district, using high-explosive aerial bombs. Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attacks, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of whom are Ukrainians. (A2 Televizion)
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