Casualties reported as Russian forces bomb Zaporizhzhia this morning

This was reported by the head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov.

At around 07:00, he said that Russians were massively attacking Zaporizhzhia and targeting residential buildings. Several fires broke out in the city. An apartment building was partially destroyed. 

Later, Fedorov clarified that the Russians had struck Zaporizhzhia more than 10 times that morning. As a result, a high-rise building and private houses were destroyed. There may be people under the rubble.

According to the State Emergency Service (SES), as of 07:40, 4 people were injured as a result of massive air strikes on the regional center, one of them was rescued.

“On September 29, from 05:25 to 06:00, the enemy launched massive air strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia... A multi-storey building and 6 private houses in different parts of the city were heavily damaged. There were several fires,” the SES said.

A woman may be under the rubble of the apartment building. Emergency workers are conducting search and rescue operations.

At 08:30, the head of the Regional Military Administration said that the number of casualties had increased to six - 2 men and 4 women. Two people are currently in the hospital - one in serious condition and one in moderate condition. Four victims refused hospitalization.

Later the news came that rescuers had pulled a woman out of the rubble of the high-rise building and taken her to the hospital.

Around 10:00, according to the State Emergency Service, the number of casualties increased to 11 people, including two rescued, as a result of Russian massive air strike on Zaporizhzhia. 

In addition, rescuers extinguished fires in 9 cars and 5 garages on a total area of 300 square meters. In other places, one one-story residential building was partially destroyed and 10 more damaged. Emergency workers eliminated the gas pipeline fire.

Emergency and rescue operations in the town have been completed.

• On the morning of Saturday, September 28, Russian troops attacked a hospital in Sumy twice. The attacks killed 10 people and injured 22, including police officers.