Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, killing at least one and wounding dozens

Russian forces bombarded the southern city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, killing at least one person and wounding multiple others in an attack that struck apartment blocks, set fires and revived calls from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a Europe-wide air defense system, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. Exact casualty figures varied between accounts, with some officials reporting as few as 13 wounded and others saying as many as 20, including children.

Regional head Ivan Fedorov told national television that more than 20 apartment buildings were hit and that fires were started across the city. We had not yet recovered from enemy strikes on Aug. 30, he said, adding that municipal workers were already repairing windows and now faced more damage. Zelenskyy posted on Telegram that the assault had killed at least one person and left dozens injured, and he used the attack to renew his appeal for a multilayered European air defense umbrella.

Zelenskyy said on Telegram that over the past two weeks Russia had launched more than 3,500 drones, more than 2,500 glide bombs and nearly 200 missiles at targets inside Ukraine, underscoring the scale of the recent aerial campaign....