Russia Bombed a Baptist Church in Zaporizhzhia. One Worshipper Was Killed.
On April 16, Russian troops struck a Baptist church in Zaporizhzhia. One man — a brother who was inside the House of Prayer at the time of the attack — was killed.
The strike on the church was part of a broader Russian assault on the city that day, which left one person dead and five others injured, according to Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration.
"The Russians struck the regional capital. There is major damage," Fedorov reported, confirming that all injured are receiving medical assistance.
Earlier that same day, a two-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man were injured in separate Russian UAV strikes on the city, which also damaged residential buildings and infrastructure.
703 Weapons. One Night.
This Is What Ukraine Faces Every Day.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, between 07:00 on April 15 and 07:00 on April 16, 2026, Russia launched 703 air attack weapons against Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders intercepted or suppressed 667 of them:
8 ballistic missiles (Iskander-M / S-400)
19 cruise missiles (X-101)
4 cruise missiles (Iskander-K)
636 enemy UAVs
667 threats stopped. And still, a church was bombed. A man of faith did not come home.
Russia's war machine runs on oil revenue.
It's time to cut it off.
The End Russian Oil Windfalls Act (H.R. 8222) would terminate existing U.S. licenses that allow limited transactions involving Russian oil and impose stronger sanctions on Russian oil companies. Every loophole closed is one less source of funding for attacks like the one in Zaporizhzhia today.
📢 Urge your Representative to support H.R. 8222:
Source: Ukrainska Pravda — https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/16/8030463/
Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration