Ukraine: Zaporizhia targeted by Russian fire

2024-04-06T09:50:06.295Z

Highlights: In Ukraine, Russian bombings have increased in recent days against civilian residential areas in the country's large cities. The country's second city, Kharkiv, is particularly targeted, but this Friday April 5, it was Zaporizhia which was hit by a missile strike, which left three people dead. The modus operandi put in place by the Russian army during this bombing once again shows Moscow's deliberate desire to affect the populations. The same methods that were used during the siege of Aleppo are being implemented in Ukrainian cities.

In Ukraine, Russian bombings have increased in recent days against civilian residential areas in the country's large cities. The country's second city, Kharkiv, is particularly targeted,…

Ukraine: Zaporizhia targeted by Russian fire

In Ukraine, Russian bombings have increased in recent days against civilian residential areas in the country's large cities. The country's second city, Kharkiv, is particularly targeted, but this Friday April 5, it was Zaporizhia which was hit by a missile strike, which left three people dead. The modus operandi put in place by the Russian army during this bombing once again shows Moscow's deliberate desire to affect the populations.

Building hit by a Russian missile in Zaporizhia (illustrative image). © José Pedro Frazão

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Kiev,

Stéphane Siohan

Friday April 5 in the afternoon, five Russian ballistic missiles fell on Zaporizhia (southern Ukraine

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in the space of two hours, killing three civilians and injuring at least thirteen. In all likelihood, the Russian military wanted to target the MotorSich factory, a manufacturer of aircraft engines, a factory that the

Russians

might suspect hosts military manufacturing or repair activities.

Small businesses

However, during these strikes, surrounding civilian buildings were affected, as well as small neighborhood businesses. But above all, after a first missile in a residential area, a second missile struck in the same place, hitting the rescuers, as well as numerous journalists who had come to the scene of the bombing.

War crime

This device is called “double strike”, it aims to hit people who are at the location of the first impact, causing victims among them. Double strikes are considered a war crime and have been massively used by the Russian air force in Syria to come to the aid of Bashar al Assad's regime. The same methods that were used during the siege of Aleppo are being implemented in Ukrainian cities.

Also read: Ukraine: protecting the skies of Kharkiv and Sumy and the civilian populations, an absolute priority for Zelensky

Ukraine: Zaporizhia targeted by Russian fire

Ukraine: Zaporizhia targeted by Russian fire

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