Russian occupation forces have intensified assault operations in the Vremivka sector of the front but have accumulated forces in Zaporizhzhia region not for a major offensive, but to attempt to breach the defense of Ukrainian forces.
After Ukraine’s Armed Forces in August launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Russia presumably called off the offensive on Zaporizhzhia as they were forced to transfer one of their most combat-ready units from southern Ukraine back to Russia.
For over an hour, the Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia with missiles, resulting in damage to more than 10 apartment buildings and injuries to two people.
The Russian forces carried out three strikes on the settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, one of which partially destroyed the building of a local council.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate has reported on the results of a missile attack on a concentration of Pskov paratroopers in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Russia is targeting the city of Zaporizhzhia with dozens of guided aerial bombs (KABs) every week, striking from approximately 70-80 km away, mostly from positions over the occupied towns of Tokmak and Molochansk.
The death toll from Russia's attack on Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs has risen to four. As many as 18 people, including three children, were injured, according to the State Emergency Service.
Russian forces hit five locations in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs on Thursday, including a hospital, a high-rise building, private houses, and water treatment facilities of a water supply company.
The Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with five guided aerial bombs on Thursday, with one bomb hitting a medical institution and wounding five people.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi visited the units defending Zaporizhzhia region, where he analyzed the situation in the combat zones and reviewed the troops' supply of weapons and equipment.