Russian forces struck an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia on the evening of October 5, injuring five people and prompting rescue operations.

Russian forces struck an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia on the evening of 5 October, injuring five people.

Two people are currently known to have been injured. A 63-year-old man is in a serious condition and has been taken to hospital. A 37-year-old woman suffered thermal burns and her condition is not serious. She was treated at the scene.

Rescue workers evacuated three people from the eighth floor. They were unharmed.

Semikin later reported that the number of casualties had risen to five.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported that a drone struck a nine-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia during a Russian attack on the evening of October 5, injuring two people.

Russian forces attacked energy facilities in the Zaporizhzhia region four times over the previous day.

Russian forces struck an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia on Monday evening, injuring five civilians.

In the Huliaipole sector, the Defence Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Uspishne, Rizdvianka and Yehorivka. One assault is ongoing.