Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people
A Russian glide bomb attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has killed at least 15 people, including children, and caused significant destruction to residential buildings. The attack occurred shortly after President Trump announced a diesel import deal with Russia, drawing sharp criticism from President Zelensky.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the human cost of the war in Ukraine and the geopolitical friction caused by U.S. energy policy decisions regarding Russia.
Image source, Getty Images By Vitaly Shevchenko and Tom McArthur Published 15 minutes ago Russia has attacked the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with five glide bombs, killing at least 15 people including three children, President Volodymyr Zelensky and emergency services have said.
The glide bombs hit residential buildings in the south-eastern city. At least 16 other people were injured in the attack, with more still missing and believed to be under the rubble after the strike on Saturday morning.
Zelensky said 13 other regions had also been hit overnight, adding: "Our responses to [these] Russian strikes will come".
The Russian attacks happened just hours after President Donald Trump announced a deal to import Russian diesel into the US.
Photos and videos from the site of one of the strikes show an apartment block mostly destroyed.
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