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Governor: Russia launches missile strike on Zaporizhzhia

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Russian forces have launched a missile strike on the outskirts of the city of Zaporizhzhia but no casualties have been reported thus far, regional governor Yurii Malashko reported on Aug. 5.

The governor said that emergency crews are already working at the site. The damage from the evening attack is still being assessed, he added.

Explosions were also reported in Khmelnytskyi and Zhytomyr oblasts.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces had unleashed Kinzhal missiles from around the Russian city of Tambov, targeting western and central Ukraine.

No casualties or damage have been reported thus far in the oblasts.

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Asami Terajima is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent covering Ukrainian military issues, front-line developments, and politics. She is the co-author of the weekly War Notes newsletter. She previously worked as a business reporter for the Kyiv Post focusing on international trade, infrastructure, investment, and energy. Originally from Japan, Terajima moved to Ukraine during childhood and completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in the U.S. She is the winner of the Thomson Reuters Foundation's Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism 2023 (Local Reporter category) and the George Weidenfeld Prize, awarded as part of Germany's Axel Springer Prize 2023. She was also featured in the Media Development Foundation’s “25 under 25: Young and Bold” 2023 list of emerging media makers in Ukraine.

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