Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, according to Ukrinform.

"The number of people injured in the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to 21," Fedorov wrote.

He added that Russian forces dropped eight guided aerial bombs on the regional capital within an hour and a half, destroying residential and non-residential buildings.

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The Russian army launched another guided bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia on Sunday evening. Eleven people had initially been reported injured.

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