Russian Strike Near Apartment Building in Zaporizhzhia Kills One, Injures Two

Russian forces struck near a high-rise residential building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early Friday, Oct. 9, killing one man and injuring two others, regional authorities reported. Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, confirmed the casualties in an update on his official Telegram channel.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “One man was killed in the enemy strike. Two people were injured,” Semikin wrote. Earlier, he reported that Russian forces had struck near an apartment building, initially reporting one person wounded. The circumstances of the attack, the weapon used and the extent of damage were not immediately specified. The latest strike comes amid continued Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and surrounding areas, where Moscow has increasingly used drones and guided aerial bombs against the city and its infrastructure. Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russian forces continued launching drones and missiles across the country. On Thursday, Oct. 8, a Russian strike on civilian transport in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, killed at least 30 people and wounded 18. A day earlier, Russian attacks killed dozens of civilians nationwide, including children in Pryluky, Chernihiv region. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.