One Killed, Eight Injured in Russian Strike on Zaporizhzhia

Regional officials say Russia struck the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing one person and injuring eight, with residential buildings and infrastructure damaged in the attack. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration. Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google One person was killed and eight others injured in a Russian attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on April 16, regional authorities said. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, said Russian forces struck the regional capital, causing significant damage. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “There are now three people [known to have been] injured — the number of casualties from the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia has increased. The Russians struck the regional capital. There is major damage,” Fedorov said in an earlier update, later confirming one fatality. Officials initially reported three people injured, before revising the figure to five. By 20:10, the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Prosecutor’s Office said the number of injured had risen to eight. All those wounded are receiving medical assistance, authorities said. Earlier in the day, a separate Russian drone attack in the region injured a two-year-old boy and a 45-year-old man, and damaged residential buildings and infrastructure, officials added. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.