Illustrative purposes only: Current Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov listens to a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament on April 20, 2022, at the time as the exiled mayor of Melitopol. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Russia carried out an artillery attack against the village of Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast in the afternoon on March 12, injuring two women aged 63 and 77, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
The police provided the women with first aid and took them to the hospital, according to the governor.
No further details were provided at the moment.
Huliaipole lies mere kilometers north of the front line and some 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of the regional center, Zaporizhzhia.
Russian attacks later on March 12 also targeted the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, starting a fire in a multi-story building, Governor Serhii Lysak said.
Martin Fornusek is an assistant editor at the Kyiv Independent. Until recently, Martin held the role of foreign affairs reporter specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, focusing on developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.
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