local time, with the first explosions reported in the city at about 6 p.m. Before the attack, Ukraine’s Air Force had warned of Russian guided aerial bombs heading toward Zaporizhzhia.The children sustained shrapnel wounds and head injuries but are not in critical condition, Fedorov said. Emergency services remain on-site responding to the strike.The attack damaged a service station, and some areas in the region experienced power outages, local authorities reported.Zaporizhzhia, home to approximately 710,000 residents before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, is frequently targeted by Russian forces.Children who lost parents in Russia’s war share dreams, hopes in letters to St. NicholasFor children around the world, the winter holidays are about gifts and a joyful time with their families. But for some Ukrainian children, the season is bittersweet, as it highlights the absence of one or both parents killed by Russia’s full-scale invasion.