Russian Guided Bombs Strike Zaporizhzhia Apartment Building, Killing Four
Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs early on October 10, killing four people and injuring four others, according to regional officials. The attack partially destroyed one entrance and caused sections of the structure to collapse. Search-and-rescue operations are ongoing as one more person may still be trapped under the rubble.
Key points
- Russian guided aerial bombs struck a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia early on October 10.
- The attack killed four people and injured four others, according to regional officials.
- Search-and-rescue crews pulled two residents from beneath the rubble while operations continued.
- The strike followed a previous attack on October 9 that killed at least one person and injured seven others.
What Happened
Russian forces launched an attack hitting a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs early on October 10. According to regional officials, the strike resulted in four deaths and four injuries.
Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, stated that the impact partially destroyed an entrance and caused structural sections to collapse down to the second floor.
Latest Update
Semikin reported that three individuals sustained minor injuries while a fourth was hospitalized. The exact condition of the hospitalized victim was not immediately known.
Emergency crews and rescue workers extracted a woman and a man from beneath the rubble. In an update around 7:05 a.m. local time, Semikin noted that another person might still be trapped underneath the debris.
What We Know
Ukraine's Air Force issued a warning around 5 a.m. regarding the launch of guided aerial bombs by Russian tactical aircraft toward Zaporizhzhia.
This incident succeeded a separate strike on October 9, where guided aerial bombs hit residential areas in Zaporizhzhia, leaving at least one person dead and seven others injured.
What Remains Unclear
Search-and-rescue teams continued their work while the full extent of the structural damage remained undetermined.
Why it matters
The strike highlights ongoing attacks on residential infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, a southeastern Ukrainian city near the front line that has frequently been targeted by Russian forces.
What we know
- Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs on October 10.
- Four people were killed and four others were injured in the October 10 attack according to regional reports.
- Mykhailo Semikin serves as the acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration.
- Russian guided aerial bombs struck residential areas of Zaporizhzhia on October 9, killing at least one person and injuring seven others.
