{"id":40262,"date":"2024-07-01T08:33:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=40262"},"modified":"2024-07-01T08:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T08:33:21","slug":"zelensky-issues-fresh-weapons-plea-after-7-killed-in-russian-attack-on-zaporizhzhia-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=40262","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky issues fresh weapons plea after 7 killed in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CNN&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 7 people, including children, were killed and at least 31 injured after Russia launched a missile strike on the town of Vilniansk in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/07\/europe\/russian-controlled-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-reactor-damaged-following-drone-attack\/index.html\">Ukraine\u2019s southern Zaporizhzhia region<\/a>&nbsp;on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Today] is a day of mourning in Zaporizhzhia region for those killed in the enemy attack on Vilniansk,\u201d Ivan Fedorov, the head of Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said on Sunday. \u201cThere is unspeakable pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three children were among those killed and eight children were among the injured, Fedorov said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack damaged critical infrastructure, as well as a retail store and residential buildings, he said Saturday. Ukraine\u2019s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said trade pavilions, households and vehicles also caught fire as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to the National Police, one local resident who witnessed the strike said: \u201cIt was a weekend, everyone was having a rest \u2026 it wasn\u2019t even late, it wasn\u2019t dark, a missile hit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She continued: \u201cChildren died, children were injured. So did adults. For no reason. The children had a graduation party, they were graduating from school. They were planning their future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/01\/asia\/zelensky-shangri-la-dialogue-singapore-intl-hnk\/index.html\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>&nbsp;offered his condolences to those who lost loved ones in the attack and appealed for more long-range weapons, saying Ukraine needs \u201cto strike with real long-range capability and to increase the number of advanced air defense systems in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp; At least 7 people, including children, were killed and at least 31 injured after Russia launched a missile strike on the town of Vilniansk in&nbsp;Ukraine\u2019s southern Zaporizhzhia region&nbsp;on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials. \u201c[Today] is a day of mourning in Zaporizhzhia region for those killed in the enemy attack on Vilniansk,\u201d Ivan Fedorov, the head of Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, said on Sunday. \u201cThere is unspeakable pain.\u201d Three children were among those killed and eight children were among the injured, Fedorov said. 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