23 civilians killed, 28 injured

WALL – A missile attack was carried out on a convoy of civilian vehicles in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine. It was stated that 23 people died and 28 were injured in the attack, and all of the dead and wounded were civilians. Oleksandr Starukh, the governor of the Zaporozhye region, said in a statement on the Telegram application that the missile attack was carried out by Russia.

According to the news of Sputnik In a statement made by Russia, it was stated that the attack was carried out by Ukraine. Vladimir Rogov, a council member of the military-civilian administration in the Zaporozhye region, stated that all of the dead and injured were local residents who wanted to move to the area under the control of the Russian army.

While a part of the Zaporozhye region is under the control of Russia after the military operation, the city of Zaporozhye, which is the administrative center of the region, is under the control of Ukraine.

In the referendum held last week for the region to be connected to Russia, 93.11 percent of the participants said ‘yes’. Russian President Vladimir Putin also recognized the independence of Zaporozhye with a decree he signed last night. The agreement, which includes the connection of the said region to Russia, is expected to be signed at a ceremony to be held in the Kremlin today.

The local administrators of the part of Zaporozhye under the control of the Russian army had noted that Melitopol would be the temporary capital of the region after its annexation to Russia. (NEWS CENTER)