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UkrainePublished: 6 September 2026 at 08:10

One killed, 25 wounded in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia region

Russian forces carried out nearly 900 strikes on settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region over 24 hours, killing one person and wounding 25, regional administration head Ivan Fedorov reported.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda

Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, reported that Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia city and the surrounding region left one person dead and 25 others injured.

Scale of the attacks

According to regional administration data, occupying forces carried out a total of 886 strikes on 54 settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region over the course of a day. The Russian military used a range of weapons: 25 airstrikes were recorded, while 673 drones of various types — mostly FPV drones — targeted settlements in the region.

In addition, two attacks involving multiple rocket launch systems were recorded, along with 186 artillery strikes.

Earlier context

It was previously reported that drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia in the afternoon of September 5 injured 15 people and damaged residential buildings as well as an administrative building.

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