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Kamikaze drones hit Zaporizhzhia as rocket strikes Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say | CNN
Ukrainian officials say Russian attacks have killed 11 civilians in the past day as the southern city of Zaporizhzhia came under attack early Saturday, in an assault involving kamikaze drones and missiles.
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Ukrainian officials say Russian attacks have killed 11 civilians in the past day as the southern city of Zaporizhzhia came under attack early Saturday, in an assault involving kamikaze drones and missiles.
In the Donetsk region, eight civilians died and six more were injured, deputy head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said in a statement on his Telegram channel.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, two people died and one was injured. In the Kharkiv region, one civilian died, another was injured.
Two people were injured in the Dnipro region, while one was injured in the Kherson region, the official said.
Zaporizhzhia was struck by “10 or more” C300 missiles Saturday morning, following four strikes by “kamikaze” drones overnight, said Oleksandr Starukh, the head of Zaporizhzhia’s regional military administration.
The city’s acting mayor Anatoliy Kurtev also reported what he referred to as an “insidious attack on Zaporizhzhia with kamikaze drones” in a Telegram post.
Kamikaze drones or suicide drones, are a type of aerial weapon system. They are known as a loitering munition because they are capable of waiting for some time in an area identified as a potential target and only strike once an enemy asset is identified.
The Ukrainian military and US intelligence say Russia is using Iranian-made attack drones in Ukraine.
US officials told CNN in July that Iran had begun showcasing Shahed series drones to Russia at Kashan Airfield south of Tehran the previous month.
The drones are capable of carrying precision-guided missiles and have a payload of about 50 kilograms (110 pounds).
The city of Zaporizhzhia houses Europe’s largest nuclear plant and shelling in the area has previously sparked fears of a nuclear disaster.