Civilians killed in Russian attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: officials

Two civilians were killed and at least four others were injured after an apartment building was destroyed in a Russian air attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, regional officials said.

The aftermath of a Russian missile attack on a residential building in the city of Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.

Photo: EPA/Kateryna Klochko

"Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site," Anatoliy Kurtiev, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, said on the Telegram messaging app, as cited by the Reuters news agency.

Two killed, four injured in Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia city #russiaisaterroriststate https://t.co/lIUNsOecnh pic.twitter.com/0efTTBCrRP

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 18, 2023

Yuriy Malashko, governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, said that eight apartment buildings were damaged in the Russian missile attack, according to Reuters.

⚡ The head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional Military Administration, Yuriy Malashko released more photos from the site of the Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhya.

Emergency services continue to work at the site. https://t.co/4E2NFbaxuN pic.twitter.com/0Xl1wYkuVy

— FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) October 18, 2023

The city of Zaporizhzhia is the administrative centre of the broader Zaporizhzhia region in southeastern Ukraine, which is now partially controlled by Russia, Reuters reported.

This video, shared on Oct. 18 by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry shows first responders rescuing a person trapped under the rubble in Zaporizhzhia after Russian missile attack damaged a five-story building in the city.

Video: Interior Ministry / Telegram pic.twitter.com/LVbUrSeah6

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 18, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Wednesday is day 602 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: Reuters, ukrinform.net, IAR, PAP