Russia strikes bridge over Dnipro River in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, injuring five, including Red Cross workers

On October 6, Russian forces targeted a bridge over the Dnipro River in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Mykhailo Semikin, head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, confirmed that the strike led to the bridge being shut down. Five individuals were injured, including two personnel from the Red Cross. Separately, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that a drone attack on October 5 hit a nine-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia.

The fire caused damage to an apartment on the fifth floor and a balcony on the sixth floor, resulting in two injuries. In Kyiv, an educational institution in the Obolon district experienced a fire after a Russian strike overnight on October 6; fortunately, no one was injured. Russian forces have been targeting Kyiv's key transportation routes, including bridges spanning the Dnipro River, with multiple attacks on the Northern and Southern bridges.

Zaporizhzhia currently has nine bridges over the river, none of which had been attacked previously. Meduza, a Ukrainian news organization, employs a journalist to write this account and uses AI translation to render the story into English. The translation undergoes rigorous editing by Meduza editors before publication. Should any inaccuracies be found, readers are encouraged to contact reports@meduza.io.