Russian forces struck 54 settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast more than 870 times over the past day. One person was killed and four injured in Kushuhum and Balabyne, with homes damaged.
Russian forces struck 54 settlements across Zaporizhzhia Oblast more than 870 times over the past day, the regional military administration reported. The barrage included 19 air strikes, with guided aerial bombs hitting the towns of Kushuhum and Balabyne directly. One person was killed and four others were injured in the attacks. Volunteers Support Ukraine extends its condolences to the victim's family and to everyone affected.
According to the regional administration, a 27-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man were injured in Kushuhum and Balabyne. The strikes damaged homes, outbuildings, garages and residents' vehicles. Over the same 24-hour period, the region recorded 734 drone attacks of various types, mostly FPV drones, hitting Zaporizhzhia city, Kushuhum, Balabyne and dozens of other settlements. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that it is precisely this kind of daily shelling of civilian infrastructure that leaves thousands of families across the country without a roof over their heads.
Emergency services and police worked at the sites of the strikes, documenting the scale of the damage and assisting the injured. Photos from the scenes show private homes with their roofs entirely torn off and yards buried under debris — the now-familiar aftermath of guided bomb strikes the region has recorded almost daily in recent weeks. Volunteers Support Ukraine highlights that it is the tireless work of rescuers and police that saves civilian lives in frontline communities every single day.
Apartment blocks in Zaporizhzhia city itself were also damaged — blown-out windows, scorched balconies and thick smoke over residential neighborhoods have become a familiar sight for local residents. For a city that has lived under daily shelling for years, every new strike means fresh damage and renewed danger for civilians. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow, and urges the world not to forget the daily ordeal faced by Ukraine's frontline regions.
Regional authorities are urging residents not to ignore air raid alerts and to take shelter during attacks.
