Defense Forces repelled a Russian attack west of Verbove on the Zaporizhzhia front.
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Defense Forces repelled a Russian attack west of Verbove.
The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia on Monday morning
The attack involved combined cruise and ballistic missiles launched from different directions
Five explosions occurred in the regional center
Missiles hit residential areas in open areas and near houses
Two civilians were injured as of 08:00, specifically a man and a woman
The city of Zaporizhzhia was hit with five missiles, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Yurii Malashko, who said that the missiles hit a residential area. Five people are known to have been wounded in the attack on Zaporizhzhia.
In the Zaporizhzhia sector, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 7 enemy attacks on the south of Chervone, on the west of Verbove and on the north of Novoprokopivka.
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