Russia trains sights on buses, schools and offices in busy Ukrainian city - BBC News

In Zaporizhzhia, the densely populated city close to the front line, the security situation is deteriorating.

Image source, Zaporizhzhia regional military administrationImage caption, Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia intensified dramatically in June

It was five in the morning when Anna Holovchenko was woken up by glide bombs hitting the suburbs of her home city of Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine.

Security has deteriorated sharply there in a matter of weeks. Zaporizhzhia is a mere 24km (15 miles) from the front line, but is still home to some 750,000 people and the war is feeling closer than ever.

An hour later drones flew over Anna's house in a second wave of attack and Ukrainian air defences tried to bring them down. "I realised I'm not getting any more sleep and started getting ready for work," she said.

Numerous buses, petrol stations, schools, government offices and residential houses have been hit by Russian drones and bombs in recent weeks.