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What happened in Kupiansk and Zaporizhzhia on 10 August 2023?
Summary
A look back at an evacuation order in Kharkiv Oblast and a missile strike on a Zaporizhzhia hotel, as reported at the time.
What did civilians in eastern and southern Ukraine face on 10 August 2023? Two separate developments, reported that day, pointed to the pressure on them: an announced evacuation in the Kharkiv region and a missile strike on a hotel in Zaporizhzhia.
Evacuation in Kupiansk Raion
On 10 August 2023, the Kupiansk city military administration said it would begin evacuating civilians from Kupiansk Raion in Kharkiv Oblast. The reason given was intense Russian shelling of the area.
Strike on a Zaporizhzhia hotel
The same day, a Russian Iskander missile struck a hotel in Zaporizhzhia. At least one person was killed and 14 others were injured, as reported at the time.
The strike came a day after another attack on the city. On 9 August 2023, a Russian missile hit a residential area in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least two people and injuring seven others.
A two-day pattern in the reports
Taken together, the reports from 9 and 10 August 2023 describe repeated strikes on Zaporizhzhia over consecutive days, with civilian casualties each time. Alongside them, the decision in Kupiansk Raion to move residents away from shelling marked a further step in protecting civilians in Kharkiv Oblast.
The casualty figures were given as minimums, and the reports of the day did not offer a final count for either Zaporizhzhia strike.
