Russian Forces Launch Massive Attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Region: One Dead, Multiple Injured

On November 12, Russian occupation forces carried out multiple attacks targeting Zaporizhzhia and the surrounding district. According to regional authorities, the strikes hit civilian infrastructure, residential areas, and public transport as people were returning home from work.

In the settlement of Balabyne within the Zaporizhzhia district, a guided aerial bomb strike killed a 99-year-old woman. A 12-year-old girl was also injured, sustaining blast trauma and a shrapnel wound to her thigh, and was hospitalized.

Another major incident involved an attack on a commuter passenger bus in the Zaporizhzhia district. With approximately 12 to 15 passengers inside at the time, the strike injured three women, one of whom is reported to be in critical condition.

"Near the end of the working day, when people are returning home... a woman was injured," noted regional administration head Mykhailo Semikin.

Additionally, enemy drones and shelling targeted residential sectors in Zaporizhzhia. A drone crashed through the window of a private residence, injuring a woman in the legs, while another blast ignited parked cars near an apartment building.

The systematic shelling of frontline Zaporizhzhia and its surrounding areas points to a deliberate strategy of terror against civilians. Striking public transport and residential neighborhoods severely threatens humanitarian security in the region, actions that international organizations consistently document as war crimes.