00:07Six civilians are dead, nearly 20 are wounded, and Zaporizhia has been hit by a devastating
00:14overnight barrage of missiles and glide bombs. Russian forces launched a large-scale combined
00:20strike on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia overnight from August 10th into August 11th.
00:28Ukrainian officials say the attack killed at least six civilians and wounded 19 others,
00:35with rescue teams continuing to respond to fires and damaged buildings. The strikes hit residential
00:41areas, including apartment buildings as well as commercial structures, garages, industrial sites,
00:48and other infrastructure. Parts of the city were also left without power. But the weapons used in
00:55the attack are drawing particular attention. According to Ukrainian officials, the barrage
01:01included North Korean ballistic missiles, Russian zircon hypersonic missiles, and guided aerial
01:07bombs, also known as glide bombs or CABs. Ukrainian officials have identified some of the ballistic
01:15missiles as North Korean systems, including missiles associated with the KN-23 family.
01:22President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying Zaporizhia was struck with North Korean
01:28ballistic missiles, zircons, and guided bombs. He accused Russia of carrying out what he described as
01:35a deliberate attack designed to cause maximum damage to civilian infrastructure. The overnight assault was
01:43not limited to Zaporizhia. Across Ukraine, Russian forces launched a much broader barrage,
01:49involving more than 120 drones, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine says its air defenses destroyed
01:58or jammed around 98 of those drones. But ballistic missiles remain one of the most difficult threats
02:05for Ukrainian air defenses to counter. And the latest attack demonstrates how Russia is combining different
02:11weapons in a single wave. Drones, ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and glide bombs, potentially
02:19overwhelming defensive systems. Other parts of Ukraine were also hit. In Kyiv, a building connected to
02:26an infectious diseases and children's hospital was damaged, along with businesses and warehouses.
02:33Children and medical staff were reportedly sheltering during the attack, with no injuries reported at the
02:39hospital itself. Strikes were also reported in Kherson and Kharkiv, where infrastructure including power
02:47substations was hit, causing outages. Additional attacks were reported across the Donetsk, Dnipro-Petrovsk,
02:55and Mykolaiv regions. Russia's defense ministry said its forces targeted defense industry facilities
03:01and transport and logistics centers in Kyiv and Zaporizhia, but Ukrainian officials say the strikes
03:09caused significant damage in civilian areas. The attack also highlights the growing military
03:15cooperation between Russia and North Korea. Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia of using North Korean
03:22ballistic missiles on the battlefield, while Kyiv says Moscow is expanding its reliance on foreign
03:28military support. Zelensky has also warned that Russia is increasing ballistic missile production
03:35and preparing for further escalation. For the people of Zaporizhia, the result was immediate
03:41and devastating. Homes damaged, buildings burning, power disrupted, and civilians killed. As rescue
03:49operations continue, the casualty figures could still change, but one thing is clear. Russia's latest
03:56overnight barrage has brought a deadly combination of ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, glide bombs,
04:03drones, and drones, down on Ukrainian cities once again.
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