The strikes hit houses and multi-storey apartment buildings. At least 13 people were killed on Sunday, October 9, in new bombardments on the city of Zaporijjia, located in southern Ukraine, three days after previous strikes. On Thursday, the city was targeted by seven missiles in the early morning, killing seventeen people.
A final report from the Zaporizhia regional administration reported 13 dead and 60 injured, including women and children. A first assessment of the secretary of the municipal council of the city, on his Telegram account, had initially reported 17 dead.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his part reported 12 dead and 49 people, including six children, taken to hospital. “No sense. Absolute evil. Terrorists and savages. From the one who gave this order to the one who executed it. All have a responsibility. Before the law and before the people”, wrote the Ukrainian president on his Telegram account. This Russian Strike “destroyed private residences, where people lived, slept without attacking anyone”added Volodymyr Zelensky.