Ukraine war: Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 20 people

Ukrinform reports that Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the Zaporizhzhia Region Defense Council, wrote on Telegram that "Twenty people were killed in this morning's enemy attack... Another 32 people were injured and are receiving medical care"[3].According to Newsy Today, which cites Ukraine's State Emergency Service, the strikes affected at least 26 residential buildings across the Shevchenkivskyi and Voznesenivskyi districts[4].MyJoyOnline reports that acting Mayor Regina Kharchenko told Ukrainian television: "The ground floor was hit, and the floors above just collapsed"[5].The Spokesman-Review, carrying the Reuters report, says a 6-year-old girl was among those killed when one strike reduced part of an apartment block to rubble[2].The same report quotes President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as saying that Russia "said thank you for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings"[2]. ABC News quotes him as saying "Different signals are needed."[1]TVP World, also citing Reuters, reports that it was the third mass-casualty attack on Ukraine this week[6]. The outlet adds that nearly 80 civilians were killed in Russian strikes on Wednesday and Thursday[6].MyJoyOnline reports that according to the UN, the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine jumped by 55% in the first eight months of this year[5].