Homes damaged and at least 5 people injured in Zaporizhzhya, 12 in Kherson in overnight Russian attack
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Russia attacked Zaporizhzhya overnight (Photo: @zoda_gov_ua)
Russian forces are attacking Ukraine with strike drones and ballistic missiles overnight into Oct. 17. Movement of jet-powered drones and missiles is being reported in most regions.
The Air Force reported that overnight, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-22/32 cruise missiles, four Kalibr missiles, and 332 drones, 31 of which were jet-powered. Air defense forces shot down all the Kalibr missiles and 289 drones.
As of 8:20 a.m., the State Emergency Service reported that the number of injured in Zaporizhzhya has risen to five, including one child. Rescue workers have extinguished fires in vehicles and a non-residential building; residential buildings have been damaged.
As of 06:40 a.m., 12 people are known to have been injured as a result of an airstrike on the Korabelnyi district of Kherson. Four more people with injuries of varying severity have been taken to the hospital, according to the Military Information Directorate.
In Kherson, a 64-year-old emergency medical services driver was killed in a Russian morning airstrike, according to regional military governor Yaroslav Shanko.
A family with a one-month-old baby was also hurt in the attack. They were in their own apartment when the strike hit.
All those injured were diagnosed with blast injuries, closed craniocerebral injuries and concussions, Shanko added.
Russia also attacked an industrial enterprise in the city of Kryvyi Rih, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast military governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
In Zaporizhzhya, Russian strikes damaged homes and injured two people, the regional military administration said.
Besides the damaged homes in Zaporizhzhya, cars caught fire, the regional authorities said.
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