Dozens feared dead after Russian strike on civilian convoy near Zaporizhzhia

Attack comes as Vladimir Putin prepares to publicly sign annexation orders for four Ukrainian regions

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A civilian convoy of cars heading to pick up relatives trying to flee Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine has been hit by Moscow's forces near the city of Zaporizhzhia, with initial reports saying dozens of people were killed and injured. That casualty figure could not immediately be confirmed.

Footage posted on social media showed a horrific scene with dead and injured people lying on a road on the south-eastern outskirts of the city. In one video, taken from inside a nearby building, a woman can be heard sobbing, saying repeatedly: Dead people are lying there."