At least 12 killed, including four children, in Ukrainian rocket attack

At least 12 people, including four children, have been killed in a deadly rocket attack by Russia in Ukraine. This information was reported by Al Jazeera on Saturday (June 29).

According to the report, several regions of Ukraine have been under intense Russian rocket attacks for several days. On Saturday, at least 12 people were killed in various locations in Ukraine due to Russian rocket attacks.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine stated through social media on Saturday, "In the region of Zaporyzhia, seven people, including two children, have been killed in the Russian rocket attack."

Zelensky further mentioned, "The number of casualties may increase near the village of Vilnohirske, near the regional center of Zaporyzhia."

He also urged Western allies to quickly supply weapons and cautioned, "Delaying decisions in this war means loss of human life."

Ukraine's Interior Minister, Igor Klimenko, said, "In Vilnohirske, 30 kilometers from the main city of Zaporyzhia, 18 people, including four children, have been injured in the attack."

Governor Ivan Fedorovych added, "This attack occurred during the day in such a place where local people were spending their leisure time. There were no military installations there."

Additionally, Ukrainian officials had previously reported that four people were killed and 23 others injured in a village in the eastern part of the country. Meanwhile, on the same day in the central city of Dnipro, one person was killed and 12 others injured in a rocket attack on a residential building