| Zaporizhzhia civilian convoy attack | |
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| Part ofAttacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
.jpg) Damaged vehicles after the attack | |
| Location | Zaporizhzhia,Ukraine |
| Date | 30 September 2022 |
Attack type | Missile strike |
| Deaths | 32[1] |
| Injured | ~88[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Russian Armed Forces |
On 30 September 2022, theRussian Armed Forces reportedly launched sixteenS-300 missiles at a civilian convoy in the outskirts ofZaporizhzhia, during theRussian invasion of Ukraine. 32 people were killed (both adults and children) and 86 more were injured.[1][3][4][5][6]
Four of the missiles hit an area next to an automotive market on the southeast of Zaporizhzia, where a humanitarian convoy of around 60 cars was forming before going to the Russian checkpoint atVasylivka in order to pick up their relatives.[7][8]
The attack occurred hours before Russia formallyannexed four regions of Ukraine, includingZaporizhzhia Oblast.[5]
Vice-President of the European CommissionJosep Borrell condemned the attack, tweeting, "Another heinous attack by Russia on civilians: this time a humanitarian convoy bringing vital help to people living in the non-government controlled areas of Zaporizhzhia."[9]
Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the attack by calling Russia a "state-terrorist".[4] The Zaporizhzhia regional prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on the violation of the laws and customs of war.[10] The Ukrainian authorities of the Zaporizhzhia region declared 1 October a day of mourning.
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