The missile strike took place in the early hours of the day, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Regional governor Oleksandr Starukh said on Telegram that "the occupiers launched missiles" on the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as cited by the Ukrainska Pravda website.
The official added that the rockets targeted infrastructure facilities, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
Witnesses counted up to 16 explosions as rescue services were dispatched to the scene of the blasts and local authorities urged residents to remain in shelters or basements, the PAP news agency reported.
Later in the morning, Starukh said Russia fired 12 S-300 missiles at the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and hitting a car dealership and an educational institution, as reported by the kyivindepenent.com website.
The city of Zaporizhzhia, which is the capital of Ukraine’s southeastern region of the same name, had some 720,000 inhabitants before the war.
For the past few days, it has been the target of vicious Russian missile attacks.
On September 30, the Kremlin illegally announced the annexation of the Zaporizhzhia region, parts of which have been under Russian occupation following the February 24 invasion.
The annexation announcement was preceded by an illegal and rigged pseudo-referendum, PAP reported.
‘Ukraine cannot be intimidated’: Zelensky
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that “Ukraine cannot be intimidated,” adding that the nation is “united even more instead,” following a barrage of Russian rocket attacks on cities across the country on Monday.
Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelensky said: “Ukraine cannot be intimidated. We are united even more instead. Ukraine cannot be stopped. We are convinced even more that terrorists must be neutralised.”
He added: “The occupiers already cannot oppose us on the battlefield, that is why they resort to this terror. Well, we’ll make the battlefield even more excruciating for the enemy. And we will restore everything that was destroyed.”
Speaking from Kyiv city centre, where work was still under way to repair damage from the Russian strikes, Zelensky went on to say: “The leaders of the terrorists say that they hit all the targets they planned. First, they lie, as usual. Secondly, they lie, as usual. Take a look at their real targets, apart from energy facilities.”
The Ukrainian president mentioned various civilian, cultural and educational facilities, including parks, museums and churches, which were hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday.
Zelensky said that “twelve people died today in this terrorist attack. More than 80 were wounded or injured.”
Earlier on Monday, the Ukrainian interior ministry had put the death toll at 14.
“The danger is still there. But we are fighting,” Zelensky said, adding that he was receiving a steady stream of reports about the downing of Iran-made "Shahed" drones, as reported by the presidential website.
Zelensky later tweeted that he had a "productive conversation" with US President Joe Biden about strengthening his country’s air defences, the PAP news agency reported.
Biden condemned Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, adding in a statement: "Alongside our allies and partners, we will continue to impose costs on Russia for its aggression, hold Putin and Russia accountable for its atrocities and war crimes, and provide the support necessary for Ukrainian forces to defend their country and their freedom."
Tuesday is day 230 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Source: PAP, pravda.com.ua, kyivindependent.com, president.gov.ua