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Media: Explosions heard in Zaporizhzhia

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Explosions were heard in Zaporizhzhia overnight on April 24, Suspilne news outlet reported.

According to the news outlet, an air alert went off at around 2:40 a.m.

On April 20, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast, hitting the village of Mala Tokmachka and killing a family of two.

A 54-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were reportedly killed while in their yard during the attack.

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"Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. "The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders."

It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

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