According to local authorities, 16 people were injured in a Russian airstrike on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia. According to Ukrainian media reports, it was the first time the city had been hit with glide bombs. Ukrainian police said 13 residential buildings, two kindergartens and several cars were damaged in the overnight attack.
Glide bombs are dropped by Russian fighter jets near the front and then guided tens of kilometers to their targets. Such bombs, containing several hundred kilograms of explosives, have caused serious damage in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and elsewhere. To prevent such attacks, Ukraine has asked for permission to use Western weapons against Russian air bases near the front line.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia also used four combat drones at night. Three of them were shot down.
