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Zaporizhzhia missile strike injures five, damages infrastructure

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Five people were injured on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia as the result of a Russian missile attack that also damaged five homes and a unit of infrastructure on Sept. 30, according to the regional military administration.  

Suspilne journalists in the city heard two explosions at 10:20 a.m.

Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Yuriy Malashko said the two strikes were delivered between 10:06 and 10:20 a.m., targeting the Matviivka community.    

Authorities have yet to disclose the types of missiles that were used, but the strikes were conducted during a ballistic missiles alert.    

Only one of the victims was hospitalized and the rest declined, after receiving medical aid.

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