Russian Airstrike Kills Teen, Injures Six in Zaporizhzhia Village

On August 17, 2025, Russian forces launched two high-explosive aerial bomb attacks on the village of Novoyakovlivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring six others, including his younger siblings and parents. The family's home was destroyed, and neighboring houses were damaged by the blasts. The injured, which also include two men aged 41 and 51, are receiving medical care as emergency services continue to investigate the incident. The shelling caused fires that burned outbuildings and a tractor, and the blast wave destroyed a residential building. This attack occurred shortly after a separate Russian missile and drone assault on Ukraine during the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. Ukrainian officials, including Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, have condemned the strikes and released footage documenting the aftermath.