Zaporizhzhia civilian convoy attack | |
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Part of Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Location | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
Date | 30 September 2022 |
Attack type | Missile strike |
Deaths | 32 [1] |
Injured | ~88 [2] |
Perpetrators | Russian Armed Forces |
On 30 September 2022, the Russian Armed Forces reportedly launched sixteen S-300 missiles at a civilian convoy in the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 32 people were killed (both adults and children) and 86 more were injured. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Four of the missiles hit an area next to an automotive market on the southeast of Zaporizhzia, where a humanitarian convoy of around 60 cars was forming before going to the Russian checkpoint at Vasylivka in order to pick up their relatives. [7] [8]
The attack occurred hours before Russia formally annexed four regions of Ukraine, including Zaporizhzhia Oblast. [5]
Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell condemned the attack, tweeting, "Another heinous attack by Russia on civilians: this time a humanitarian convoy bringing vital help to people living in the non-government controlled areas of Zaporizhzhia." [9]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the attack by calling Russia a "state-terrorist". [4] The Zaporizhzhia regional prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on the violation of the laws and customs of war. [10] The Ukrainian authorities of the Zaporizhzhia region declared 1 October a day of mourning.
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