Ukraine–Russia

Russian ballistic missiles hit the Zaporizhstal steelworks in Zaporizhzhia

ATTACK
Location
Zaporizhstal steelworks, Zaporizhzhia
Actors
Russia · Ukraine
Importance
Notable

Several Russian ballistic missiles struck the Zaporizhstal steel plant in Zaporizhzhia during the day-long aerial attack of 27 August, weeks after a previous strike on the same targets. At least seven people were injured in Zaporizhzhia and its surrounding districts, three of them children.

Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down seven Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, one Onyx anti-ship missile, three Banderol cruise missiles and 222 drones over the course of the attack, which also hit Kyiv and Odesa. Al Jazeera reported six injured at the Zaporizhzhia steelworks; the Kyiv Independent reported at least seven injured across the city and its districts. The mechanism is declared as missile because the sources name ballistic missiles on this target; the wider wave also carried drones, which are recorded in the separate packages for the other cities.

  • Injuries: Low 6 · High 7 people · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at the capital and other regions across Ukraine, injuring at least 7, Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missiles · Al Jazeera: six injured at the Zaporizhzhia steelworks. Kyiv Independent: at least seven injured in Zaporizhzhia and surrounding districts, including three children.
  • Infrastructure: Best 1 industrial_sites_hit · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at the capital and other regions across Ukraine, injuring at least 7, Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missiles · Zaporizhstal steel plant struck by several ballistic missiles.

Verification: Probable

Evidence: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at the capital and other regions across Ukraine, injuring at least 7, Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missiles

Two outlets place ballistic missiles on the Zaporizhstal plant; injury counts differ between them (six at the works, at least seven across the city) and are recorded as a range.