8 killed, 20 injured in Ukraine's attack on Zaporizhzhia region

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - At least eight people were killed and 20 injured in Ukraine's attack on a residential quarter in Zaporizhzhia region, according to media reports.

The overnight strike destroyed a residential building in the city of Tokmak, which is located in the Russia-controlled part of the region, the Russian state news agency TASS said.

Rescue operations are continuing, and more people can be pulled out from the rubble, it said.

The strike also damaged the gas supply system, leaving nine residential buildings and 25 private houses without access to the fuel, it said.

Ukraine is yet to comment on the incident.