War in Ukraine: at least 12 dead, including three children, in Russian strikes launched on Zaporizhia

At least twelve people, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes on the city of Zaporizhia (Ukraine) on Saturday October 10. This updated assessment was communicated by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a message posted on social networks. “Search and rescue operations are underway,” he added, several hours after the early morning attack on this regional capital. Fourteen people were injured, again according to the leader, including two seriously.

"Early this morning, Russian forces dropped five guided aerial bombs on residential areas of the regional capital. Two hit residential buildings," the national police said in a statement. Daniil Pichkin, a volunteer, arrived early with his team at one of the affected sites. “We saw people under the rubble, it was a woman, her husband and a child,” he told AFP. Two people were rescued from the rubble, he continued, "unfortunately, a little girl died."