Jan 8 airstrike on Zaporizhzhia most massive since war-start – administration chief

Ivan Fedorov, head of the regional military administration, stated this on national television, Ukrinform reports.

"This is the largest incident since the full-scale invasion, where such a massive casualty tl is recorded," he said.

He recalled that 13 pele died as a result of the strike, and 123 pele were injured. Among those affected, 66 remain in hospitals, 11 of them in intensive care in grave condition. The rest of the injured civilians are on outpatient treatment.

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Fedorov noted that the reason for such a large number of casualties was that the enemy attacked the city at a time when pele were leaving work, about to do their commute.

As a result of the airstrike, two buses were destroyed with passengers in one of them being killed, and two pele were killed in a tram. Thirty-six vehicles were also damaged.

It was earlier reported that the enemy employed a FAB-500 bomb with a glide function in the deadly air raid.