Russian Aerial Bombs Strike Zaporizhzhia, Killing One and Injuring 11

Russian forces struck the southern city of Zaporizhzhia with three guided aerial bombs on Saturday, July 25, hitting an industrial facility, killing one person, and injuring eleven others, including three children. The regional police reported on Telegram that one of the guided bombs struck an enterprise dedicated to the purification and delivery of drinking water.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Emergency responders pulled a woman from the rubble of the facility, but she could not be resuscitated, police stated. Medical personnel are providing urgent care to the eleven injured individuals. Police paramedics, investigators, rescue workers, and explosive experts remain at the scene to manage the aftermath. Morning artillery strike in Kherson The bombing of Zaporizhzhia occurred alongside a deadly artillery strike on the southern city of Kherson earlier on Saturday morning, July 25. According to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Russian artillery targeted the city’s central and Korabelny districts. The shelling struck a multi-story apartment building, killing a 47-year-old man at the scene and severely injuring two others. Prokudin reported that the artillery fire caused widespread structural damage across the targeted areas, impacting three multi-story apartment buildings, five private residential houses, an educational institution, a garage, and a vehicle. Other Topics of Interest SBU Detains Agent for Activating 1,000 Starlinks for Russia The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a suspect in Dnipro accused of illegally activating over 1,000 Starlink satellite terminals for Russian forces using fraudulent identities. Massive overnight barrage The daytime attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson followed a massive overnight drone and missile barrage across multiple Ukrainian regions. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 157 attack drones – including Shahed, Herbera, and Italmas models, alongside Parodiya decoys – as well as two Kh-59/69 guided aviation missiles early Saturday morning. Air defense units intercepted 127 drones and one Kh-59/69 missile across northern, southern, eastern, and central Ukraine. According to the Air Force, 26 drones struck nine different locations, while falling debris from intercepted targets was recorded at four sites. In the northern city of Sumy, a Russian jet-powered drone struck a post office early Saturday. Serhii Kryvosheienko, head of the Sumy city military administration, stated that the attack killed three men, including a 49-year-old. In the central Poltava region, Russian drones targeted fuel and emergency infrastructure. Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, reported that the strikes hit four gas stations and a fire station building. Regional authorities reported no casualties resulting from the Poltava strikes despite the structural damage. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.