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Glide Bomb Hits Zaporizhzhia Apartment Block, Killing One and Injuring 31

The strike exposes the widening danger from Russian long‑range weapons to frontline cities, raising diplomatic pressure on allies to provide more air defenses.

Overview

  • Regional officials said a Russian glide bomb struck the lower units of a multi‑story residential building in Zaporizhzhia, killing one woman and injuring 31 people.
  • Rescue teams are continuing searches through the partly destroyed building while medical crews treat the wounded and authorities catalogue damage to nearby private properties.
  • Zaporizhzhia lies roughly 20 kilometers from active battle lines, a location that makes the city vulnerable to a range of long‑range weapons including missiles, strike drones and glide bombs.
  • The attack follows other large long‑range strikes on Ukrainian cities and fits a pattern of repeated Russian strikes on populated areas that have caused civilian deaths and wide damage.
  • Ukrainian officials and diplomats say the strikes increase urgency for NATO and Western partners to supply more advanced air‑defence systems and interceptors to protect frontline cities.