That was announced by the co-chair of the Zaporizhzhia region's defence council, Ivan Fedorov, on 10 October on Telegram, as the news agency Ukrinform reports. The number of injured rose to 16, including three children; two people suffered serious injuries. The fate of twelve other people is unknown, it said. The rescue operation continues, and people may still be trapped under the rubble.
Earlier, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform had reported on Saturday morning of seven dead and three children among the victims. The figures cannot be independently verified.
According to Fedorov, the Russian armed forces dropped five guided aerial bombs on residential areas of the city at around 05:00 on 10 October. Several high-rise buildings were hit. Search and rescue measures are continuing.
How the city keeps coming into the crosshairs
Zaporizhzhia lies only a little over 20 kilometres from the front line and is therefore particularly often the target of Russian attacks. The region is one of the four areas the Kremlin annexed in autumn 2022, although it still does not fully control them to this day. There had already been repeated deaths and injuries there in recent months: on 19 July 2026, according to the Ukrainian rescue service, at least two people were killed and 42 injured, including eight children, when guided bombs hit a five-storey residential building. On 3 August 2026, according to the regional military administrator Ivan Fedorov, at least two people died, and the number of injured rose to 31 by the evening. On 23 July 2026, a bomb attack caused at least 25 injuries, including six minors and a three-month-old baby.
Attacks on cities behind the front have increased in recent months. Russia is increasingly relying on glide bombs, which are fired from aircraft at great distance and are difficult for Ukrainian air defence to intercept.
What the attack means for the people
For the residents of Zaporizhzhia, the latest attack once again means fear and destruction in everyday life. The city with its high-rise buildings and residential areas is repeatedly affected; rescue workers are searching under the rubble for survivors. How many people will be left homeless is not yet known.
The figures on casualty numbers come from Ukrainian authorities and cannot be independently verified. The situation remains unclear, and the rescue work continues.
Earlier coverage: Zaporizhzhia: One Dead, Nine Injured in Glide-Bomb Attack
