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Russian missile strike destroys apartment block in Zaporizhzhia

Firefighters rushed to tackle the blazes after the overnight attack, and more explosions were heard on Thursday morning in what local officials said was a renewed Russian strike

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Rescuers at the building damaged by shelling in Zaporizhzhia Thursday. Pic/AP

Rescuers at the building damaged by shelling in Zaporizhzhia Thursday. Pic/AP

A Russian rocket strike destroyed a five-storey apartment block in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least one woman and leaving other residents trapped in rubble, the regional governor said on Thursday. Firefighters rushed to tackle the blazes after the overnight attack, and more explosions were heard on Thursday morning in what local officials said was a renewed Russian strike. 

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