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Four civilians killed, 11 wounded in Russia strikes on Zaporizhzhia town – Ukraine

epa10498408 A handout photo made available by the State Emergency Service (SES) shows emergency services at the site of a damaged residential building in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 02 March 2023. At least two people died and 11 others were injured after a rocket hit a five-story building in Zaporizhzhia, the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine report. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022 starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE HANDOUT HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Four people died and 11 were injured in Russia’s bombing of a residential area of the frontline town of Orikhiv in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region when distribution of humanitarian aid was taking place, the governor of the region said on Monday.

Governor Yuriy Malashko said those killed included three woman and a man, all in their 40s.

He added that Russia carried out 36 targeted strikes on 10 settlements of the Zaporizhzhia region.Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the 500-day war that Russia has been waging against its neighbour.

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