Russian Strikes Kill 16, Injure 35 at Zaporizhzhia Prison

Russian forces conducted overnight strikes on a prison facility in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing 16 people and injuring at least 35, according to regional officials and Governor Ivan Fedorov. The attack involved eight high-explosive aerial bombs that destroyed the penitentiary buildings and damaged nearby private homes. Ukraine's Presidential Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, condemned the strike as another war crime by Russia and called for economic and military measures to prevent further aggression. The Zaporizhzhia region has been frequently targeted by Russian drones, missiles, and aerial bombs since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia had unilaterally annexed parts of Zaporizhzhia early in the war, a move condemned by Kyiv and Western allies as illegal. Both sides deny deliberately targeting civilians, but thousands of civilians, mostly Ukrainian, have been killed during the conflict.