Zaporizhzhia Oblast governor showed the aftermath of Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia overnight on Oct. 18. At least one person is known to be killed. (Yurii Malashko/Telegram)
One person was killed and at least two were wounded as Russia targeted the city of Zaporizhzhia with missiles overnight on Oct. 18, Governor Yurii Malashko reported via Telegram.
Zaporizhzhia was attacked at least six times from 1:30 until 1:48 a.m. local time, the governor said.
According to the photos shared by the city officials, a five-story building in the central part of Zaporizhzhia was partially destroyed. At least eight apartments were damaged. Residents of the building have been reportedly evacuated.
Zaporizhzhia was attacked at least six times from 1:30 until 1:48 a.m. local time.
Rescue operation continues at the site of the attack.
Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.
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