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Russian forces conducted a strike on the city of Zaporizhzhia, hitting a hotel in the central park, an electricity substation, and a TV tower.

Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Russian forces (military_unit) Kyrylo Tymoshenko (person) Oleksandr Starukh (person) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Zaporizhzhia (location) Russian occupiers (organization) State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) artillery systems (weapon_system) Russia (organization) Anatolii Kurtiev (person) Melitopol (location) Ivan Fedorov (person) Zaporizhzhia Oblast (location) Russian Federation (organization) Central Market in Melitopol (location) Alexander Starukh (person) Office of the President of Ukraine (organization) missiles (weapon_system) Alexander Stariukh (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Zaitseve (location) Odradivka (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Andriy Kurtev (person)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck a hotel in the city's central park, an electricity substation, and a TV tower.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the city of Zaporizhzhia in the early morning of September 22.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Casualties and damage from the strike were still being determined at the time of reporting.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported that Russian occupiers committed an explosion at the central market in Melitopol on September 22, injuring six of their own soldiers to frame Ukrainian authorities.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian military launched an attack on Zaporizhzhia targeting civilian infrastructure including a hotel, TV tower, and electrical substation.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:20:52.268Z

Source story: 7368548