Russian forces attack Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs and Ivano-Frankivsk with drone, leaving casualties
Photo source: State Emergency Service
On the evening of October 8 and the morning of October 9, Russian troops attacked Ivano-Frankivsk and Zaporizhzhia. Falling drone debris killed a man guarding an outbuilding in Ivano-Frankivsk. In Zaporizhzhia, Russian strikes on residential areas killed a man and injured seven people, including a child.
Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration; Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv; Svitlana Onyshchuk, head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration; and the State Emergency Service reported this, according to Rubryka.
Zaporizhzhia
On the morning of October 9, Russian forces struck Zaporizhzhia, targeting residential buildings.
Around 5:00 a.m., the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned of Russian guided bomb launches toward Zaporizhzhia.
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
The attack damaged a high-rise residential building and passenger cars in the city.
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
At 6:40 a.m., Semikin reported that the Russian strike killed one man and injured five people. The regional military administration later updated the number of casualties to seven, including a child.
"Paramedics and rescuers provided assistance to an injured woman in a high-rise building hit by the enemy attack. Her condition is not severe. Emergency medical service crews took over her care," Semikin added.
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
According to the head of the regional military administration, Russian troops launched six strikes on the city.
"Russians launched six strikes on Zaporizhzhia this morning. The enemy attacked residential areas. One of the strikes hit near an extracurricular education facility," Semikin said.
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Photo source: Telegram / Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Ivano-Frankivsk
The previous evening, around 10:40 p.m. on October 8, the Ukrainian Air Force reported a jet drone moving toward the Ivano-Frankivsk region.
The mayor urged residents to respond to air raid alerts throughout the night.
Photo source: State Emergency ServiceIvano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported that air defense forces shot down a Russian drone, but its falling wreckage damaged an outbuilding.
"We faced an attack on Ivano-Frankivsk with a Shahed drone. Unfortunately, shrapnel damaged an outbuilding, and a civilian guard who was securing the building died," Martsinkiv stated.
Photo source: State Emergency Service
Svitlana Onyshchuk, head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration, reported that falling drone debris ignited a fire at the scene.
Photo source: State Emergency Service
Martsinkiv confirmed that the attack killed the security guard on duty at the damaged outbuilding.
Emergency services are currently working at the site.
Photo source: State Emergency Service
Background
As previously reported, the Ministry of Energy urged Ukrainians not to publish photos or videos from strike locations at energy facilities. Such materials may contain data regarding damage and restoration progress that the enemy could use to adjust future attacks, while also creating additional risks for repair crews.
As Rubryka previously reported, citizens should refrain from filming and posting footage from strike locations during Russian shelling on social media. Kyiv City State Administration emphasized that such content poses threats to public safety and may carry criminal consequences in certain cases.
Specifically, unauthorized dissemination of information about Ukrainian military movements or transmitting such data to a state committing armed aggression against Ukraine carries penalties of up to 12 years in prison.
If citizens discover such posts on social media, Kyiv City State Administration urges them to report these accounts to law enforcement agencies or Ukraine's Security Service.
