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Three civilians killed and eight wounded in Russian strikes across Ukraine

Russian strikes on Oct. 9 hit residential areas in Zaporizhzhia, Ivano‑Frankivsk and Bucha, killing three civilians and wounding at least eight, regional officials said.

By Felo News Desk · Published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:28:21 GMT

Russian air strikes on Friday, Oct. 9, killed three civilians and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, regional officials said.

What happened

In the morning, a strike on Zaporizhzhia region hit residential neighbourhoods, killing a man and injuring five people, including a child, according to Mykhailo Semikin, head of the regional military administration. Later, a separate strike in Ivano‑Frankivsk region killed another man, reported by Svitlana Onyshchuk, the regional administration head. In the Kyiv region, a Russian attack on a warehouse district in Bucha killed a woman who was clearing rubble and fighting a fire; three people were also wounded, the Interior Ministry said via Telegram and regional head Tymur Tkachenko confirmed.

What the reports add

The New York Post article notes that the attacks are part of a broader escalation that has killed more than 50 civilians over the past three days, using a mix of ballistic missiles and jet‑powered drones. It also mentions a Ukrainian strike on Russia’s Belgorod region that killed two people and wounded 12, according to regional governor Alexander Shuvayev.

What was said

Mykhailo Semikin told the outlet that the Zaporizhzhia strike hit residential areas and that a child was among the wounded. Svitlana Onyshchuk confirmed the fatality in Ivano‑Frankivsk. Tymur Tkachenko said the woman killed in Bucha was found while clearing rubble and fighting a fire at the site.

How it came about

These strikes follow a series of Russian attacks that have intensified over the past week, including the September‑26 attacks that killed four civilians in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, and the September‑27 nighttime strikes that killed two civilians in Kyiv and Odesa. Felo News previously covered those incidents in articles Russian attacks kill four in Ukraine and Russian strikes kill two in Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing aerial campaign.

Key facts

Three civilians were killed in Russian strikes on Oct. 9 (nypost.com)
At least eight people were wounded in the same attacks (nypost.com)
The strikes hit residential areas in Zaporizhzhia, Ivano‑Frankivsk and Bucha (nypost.com)
A child was among the wounded in Zaporizhzhia (nypost.com)
A Ukrainian strike on Belgorod killed two people and wounded 12 (nypost.com)