Russians launched guided aerial bombs and missiles at Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 and injuring 63 (updated)
Russians have attacked an industrial facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing 13 people and injuring 63 others, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration.
At 16:15, Fedorov reported repeated explosions in the city.
By way of background, on the night of January 1-2, 2025, Russian forces launched an attack on the town of Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast using guided aerial bombs, resulting in the destruction of a five-storey building and the death of a man.
According to Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, the enemy struck Stepnohirsk 11 times with guided bombs.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on social media on January 5 that over the past week, Russia has used more than 630 attack drones, nearly 740 guided aerial bombs, and almost 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine. These weapons contained over 50,000 sanctioned components from around the world.
He noted that 8,755 foreign-made components were used in the Shahed drones that attacked Ukraine at night.
“Sanction pressure on supply routes for foreign components is insufficient. Russia continues to receive the components and means of production it needs from almost all over the world and uses them in weapons to terrorize Ukraine,” the president emphasised.
In July, the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise of the Ministry of Justice reported that the missiles and drones that Russia uses for daily attacks on Ukraine contain components manufactured in over 20 countries.
Earlier, Financial Times reported that Russia is constructing ten nuclear power units abroad to meet the growing demand for energy driven by artificial intelligence and emerging markets. Russia is intensifying its efforts to strengthen its global influence by expanding its nuclear fleet, building plants in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Iran, and Turkey.
A report by The Insider has revealed that Russian oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin continue to profit from exports to the West. They circumvent sanctions through a loophole that allows companies to operate in EU markets provided that the share owned by the sanctioned individuals is less than 50%. The report covers Oleg Deripaska, Viktor Vekselberg, Andrey Skoch, Andrey Guryev, Vladimir Litvinenko, Roman Abramovich.
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