Firefighters work at the site of a building hit during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 16 September 2025;
Credit: Reuters/Sergiy Chalyi
(Reuters) - Russian forces staged a massive attack early on Tuesday 16 September 2025 on Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing a 41-year-old man, injuring thirteen more and triggering a large number of fires, the regional governor said.
Ivan Fedorov said two children were among the injured. Pictures posted by the governor online showed firefighters battling blazes in private homes and other buildings.
Ukraine's emergency services reported a fire spanning an area of 350 m2 in three residential buildings and in a service station with an area of 600 m2.
Fedorov said that according to preliminary reports Russian forces carried out ten strikes from multiple rocket launch systems, damaging ten apartment buildings and twelve private homes.
