Dozens killed, hurt in Russian shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia city

Dozens of people were killed or injured in Russia’s overnight shelling of the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's military said on Sunday.

The aftermath of a Russian missile attack on a residential building in the city of Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, October 6, 2022.

Photo: Albert Koshelev/PAP/UKRINFORM

"Overnight, the Russian occupiers cynically struck the residential buildings and civil infrastructure," the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on its Facebook page, as cited by the Reuters news agency.

"Information about victims is being confirmed, but it is already known about dozens of dead or injured," it added.

Head of the #Zaporizhzhia regional administration, Oleksandr Starukh, published a photo showing the consequences of the shelling of Zaporizhzhia. pic.twitter.com/Gd22aOZ89i

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 9, 2022

Earlier, city official Anatoliy Kurtev said that at least 17 people were killed in shelling when missiles hit a high-rise apartment complex and buildings, Reuters reported.

#UkraineRussiaWar #WarCrimes #Zaporizhzhia #russianbastards #russiankillers #civilians #russiaisaterroriststate At least 17 killed in missile attack on Zaporizhzhia https://t.co/SCOOIcQiDp

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) October 9, 2022

According to Oleksandr Starukh, head of the #Zaporizhzhia regional administration, 12 people were killed, not 17. According to his data, 49 more people were injured, including six children.

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 9, 2022

More photos from #Zaporizhzhia. pic.twitter.com/ytQX2r8WJy

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 9, 2022

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Source: PAP, ukrinform.net