KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 5, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A Russian strike on an infrastructure 
facility in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia near the front line has killed 
six people and wounded nine more, the regional governor said Tuesday.

The industrial city, which had an estimated pre-war population of more than 
700,000 people, lies around 35 kilometres from the nearest Russian positions.

"Six people were killed and nine were wounded. A fire broke out at the site 
of the strike," the governor, Ivan Fedorov, wrote on social media.

Fedorov has said in an earlier post on social media that Russian forces had 
struck an infrastructure facility in the city, without elaborating.

Zaporizhzhia has come under increasing Russian aerial bombardments in recent 
weeks and analysts of the Russian invasion have speculated the Kremlin could 
launch an offensive towards the city this winter.

The Kremlin claimed to have annexed the territory in late 2022 despite not 
having full military control over the region.