Macron orders protection against Russian hybrid attacks
- On Thursday, September 17, Russian drones struck The Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia, igniting a major fire that rescue operations extinguished on Friday morning.
- Ukrainian authorities reported that additional civilian infrastructure, including buses and commercial facilities, was targeted during the assault; Russians allegedly used an FPV drone to strike a local bus.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service described the complex as "practically destroyed" after fire crews repeatedly sought shelter from potential follow-up strikes before extinguishing the blaze.
- Mykhailo Semikin said the enemy "struck a supermarket on the right bank," causing a massive fire, and added there is "no need to panic or hoard food."
- Local reports indicate children at a nearby skatepark survived the explosion by sheltering in concrete recesses, while an air raid alert remains in force in Zaporizhzhia.
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Russian forces attacked on Thursday, 17 September, a shopping mall in the city of Zaporijia, according to the statement of the Ukrainian regional governor Ivan Fedorov. No victims were reported during the attack, which took place on the eve of the start of the parliamentary elections in Russia.
Russian drones devastate shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia city
A Russian strike has hit a shopping complex in Zaporizhzhia, injuring one person and sparking a fire that spread across more than 10,000 square metres, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Video. Russian drones devastate shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia city
Video. A Russian strike has hit a shopping complex in Zaporizhzhia, injuring one person and sparking a fire that spread across more than 10,000 square metres, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.
Macron orders protection against Russian hybrid attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the threat posed by Russia's shadow operations was growing across Europe, and he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from increasing Russian "hybrid attacks".
Flames in the night. A shopping center of Zaporizhzhia, in the southeast of Ukraine, was surrounded by a large fire on the evening of September 17 after a Russian attack, according to the regional governor Ivan Fedorov. The video released by the local military administration, with the burning that devours the building, was verified by Reuters by place and date. At the moment there are no victims or wounded. The attack arrives during a new day of…
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