Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia apartment building injures two, sparks fire

nv.ua (Ukrainian) —

Russian forces struck a residential apartment building in Zaporizhzhia on Monday, October 5, causing a fire and injuring two people. Emergency services are working at the scene. Regional governor Mykhailo Semikin reported that rescuers freed people from the seventh, eighth, and ninth floors. One injured man was hospitalized, and a woman received medical aid on site. There are reports of people possibly trapped on the fifth floor. The attack follows recent Russian strikes in the area, including a drone attack on a fire-rescue unit on October 2 that wounded a rescuer, and an October 5 strike on infrastructure that caused no casualties.


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