Zaporizhzhia: Russians fire nearly dozen missiles, destroying apartment block

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — SUNDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2022, 02:54

The Russians have fired nearly a dozen missiles on the city of Zaporizhzhia, destroying a multi-storey apartment block. At the time of reporting, the count of casualties stood at four. 

Source: Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Anatolii Kurtiev, Secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, on

TelegramQuote from Starukh: "The enemy continues to terrorise the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Almost a dozen new missile strikes.

[We are] verifying the consequences."

Details: Kurtiev said that residential buildings were damaged in the attack. A fire broke out.

Updated at 03:56: Starukh reported that a high-rise building was destroyed as a result of the Russian missile strike, and there are casualties.

Subsequently, Kurtiev added that he had preliminary information about four casualties. Several other apartment buildings and private homes in the city were also damaged.

Zaporizhzhia tonight. The Russians fired missiles at residential buildings. The number of victims remains unknown. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/m0SC0H4HPq

— Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) October 9, 2022

Background: On the evening of 8 October 2022, Russian forces launched another strike on Zaporizhzhya. City infrastructure facilities were damaged.

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