July 23 - Regional authorities in eastern Ukraine reported that Russian bomb attacks on Thursday caused multiple injuries and significant damage to residential structures and a medical facility.
In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that five guided bombs struck residential properties and a medical facility, resulting in 15 people being injured. The governor posted images showing shattered apartment buildings, indicating heavy damage to civilian housing.
The Zaporizhzhia region has experienced a rise in Russian attacks in recent months. It is also noted as one of four regions that Russia annexed seven months after its February 2022 invasion, although Ukrainian forces continue to control large parts of the territory.
In the eastern Donetsk region, officials reported further strikes in Sloviansk, a city described by local authorities as one of the "fortress" cities Russia aims to capture. Regional Governor Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram that two aerial bombs injured 14 people and damaged seven apartment buildings. Photographs circulated by officials showed at least one building with an entire section collapsed.
Officials' postings included graphic images of collapsed sections of residential blocks and rubble in urban streets. The accounts of damage and casualties have not been independently confirmed.
Both sides in the more than four-year conflict deny deliberately targeting civilians. The incidents on July 23 highlight continuing violence that has affected civilian infrastructure, including housing and healthcare facilities, in contested eastern regions.
The reports from Zaporizhzhia and Sloviansk together account for dozens of injured civilians and multiple damaged apartment buildings. Local authorities' communications emphasize the human and structural toll of the strikes, while independent verification of the specific accounts was not available at the time of reporting.
Context note: Information above is based on regional officials' statements and images they posted on social media platforms; independent confirmation of the details was not available.