Head of Zaporizhzhia military administration talks on destruction and losses in south of Ukraine - EXCLUSIVE

The shelling of Ukrainian territories over the past month has become more intense, approximately 1.5-2 times, most of the shelling occurs in civilian settlements, the head of the military administration of the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Yuriy Malashko, said in an interview with the Eastern European bureau of Report.

He noted that on average about 130-150 strikes are carried out per day, the main target remains civilian infrastructure.

“As a result, an average of 20-30 houses per day are destroyed. Mostly these are one-story houses. Since the beginning of the war, 437 people have been killed in Orikhove, including 26 children. More than 1,500 people were injured, about 50 people went missing,” he said.

Malashko also said that more than 8,000 buildings have been destroyed in the Zaporizhzhia region at the moment.

“We are talking not only about territories controlled by Ukraine, but also about the occupied part of the region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already liberated 4 settlements here,” he added.