As a result of the russian shelling of the humanitarian convoy near the Zaporizhzhya-Orikhiv highway with S-300 missiles, there are dead and wounded. As of 13:25, 66 people were taken to hospitals. According to the Interior Ministry, 23 people were killed.
The head of the communication department of the Main Office of the National Police in Zaporizhzhya region Anna Tkachenko reported about 62 wounded and 23 dead, Ukrinform reports. The data is being clarified.
"Today at 7:10 russian troops launched three missile strikes in the area of the car market, near the Zaporizhzhya-Orikhiv highway. A convoy of civilians that was trying to cross the checkpoint and leave for the temporarily occupied territory was hit. Currently, 23 people were killed, and 62 people were taken to medical institutions of the city. Their condition is being determined," she noted.
Update 12:16. Russian shelling of civilian convoys killed 25 people.
"25 people were killed, 62 wounded, among them women and children, including Melitopol residents. A 5-year-old child was hit in the stomach, doctors are fighting for his life. A 3-year-old child miraculously survived, but remained an orphan," said Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov.
Police, military and civilian medics, Red Cross volunteers, and rescuers were working at the scene.
It is known that 248 civilian vehicles registered to leave Zaporizhzhya today. At the time of the shelling, there were about 100 people on the spot.
"Three missiles of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system hit the territory of the car market," said Serhii Ugryumov, head of the explosive service department of the Main Office of the National Police in Zaporizhzhya Region.
According to him, people were killed and injured as a result of being hit by fragments. These missiles explode when they hit, and the striking elements are scattered over a large area.
This morning, russian troops launched a missile attack on a humanitarian convoy that was traveling to the temporarily occupied territories. As of 9:30, 23 dead and 28 wounded were reported.