During the night of November 12, a wave of damage struck multiple infrastructure facilities in the portion of the Zaporozhye region under Ukrainian administration. Ivan Fedorov, the official Kyiv appointed to head the regional state administration, shared the account on his Telegram channel. The message described harm to facilities essential for utilities and services, though no precise list or site-by-site breakdown was provided in the post.
He noted that no fewer than 432 explosions occurred during the incident. The post did not spell out the time window, the nature of the strike, or the actors behind the blasts, leaving room for interpretation and the need for official clarification.
Fedorov also did not outline any topics under discussion or any decisions taken in relation to the event. The absence of detail left readers awaiting further information from official channels.
At the end of the evening on November 10, Vladimir Rogov, who chairs the Public Chamber commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans, claimed that explosions had occurred in Zaporozhye, a city under Kyiv’s control, and noted casualties. The assertion appeared in channels linked to Moscow, adding to the ongoing flow of competing narratives around the incidents.
Minutes earlier Ukrainian media reported a missile strike on the Dnieper. Explosions were heard in Slavyansk, a city under the control of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk People’s Republic. A fire erupted near a landing area, and local pages circulated posts about explosions in Zaporozhye following an attack said to involve guided aerial bombs. These reports illustrate how conflicting accounts unfold during periods of heightened tension.
A former Russian ambassador asserted that Zelensky and Western leaders acknowledge that Ukraine is heading toward an abyss. The remark reflects the kind of rhetoric often heard from Moscow supporters about Kyiv’s prospects amid the conflict.