Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have intensified attacks across several regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties and widespread damage to homes and infrastructure.
Zaporizhzhia Region
In Zaporizhzhia, the occupiers carried out 535 attacks on 11 settlements, according to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration. Russian forces launched one airstrike on Huliaipole, while 353 UAVs—mainly FPV drones—targeted settlements including Samiylivka, Veselyanka, Plavni, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Novoandriivka, and Bilohiria. Four MLRS strikes hit Huliaipole, Olhivske, and Novoandriivka, and 178 artillery strikes were recorded across multiple communities. Authorities reported 31 cases of damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure.
Kherson Region
In Kherson, Russian artillery killed a man early Wednesday morning, reported Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration. The attack struck the Dnipro district at around 06:30. Over the past day, one person was killed and three others injured in the region due to Russian aggression. Multiple settlements, including Berislav, Bilozerka, Zolota Balka, Vesele, Burgunka, and Kherson city itself, came under drone, air, and artillery strikes, damaging five apartment buildings and six private houses.
Donetsk Region
Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported that Russian forces killed one resident of Kostyantynivka on September 30, while eight others were injured. Filashkin noted that the total number of casualties from Russian attacks in Donetsk region—excluding Mariupol and Volnovakha—stands at 3,668 killed and 8,243 injured.
Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk Region)
In Dnipro, the number of casualties from the Russian drone strike on September 30 has risen to 31 injured and one killed. Among the injured is a 17-year-old boy. Overnight, Russian UAV strikes targeted the Petropavlivka and Pokrovske communities in the Synelnykove district, damaging infrastructure including a building housing a store and pharmacy. Fires broke out in dry grass, but no additional casualties were reported. In the Nikopol district, heavy artillery hit the Pokrovske community, with specialists currently assessing the damage.
Sumy Region
Between the morning of September 30 and the morning of October 1, Russian forces conducted 96 attacks on 44 settlements across 19 territorial communities of Sumy region, causing civilian injuries. Reports included:
- A 54-year-old man injured in Hlukhiv community by an FPV drone.
- A 79-year-old man wounded in Konotop by a UAV strike.
- A 36-year-old man injured in Velykopysarivka by VOGs from a UAV.
- A 46-year-old woman injured in Putyvl by an FPV drone.
The most affected districts were Sumy, Shostka, Konotop, and Okhtyrka. Russian forces used guided aerial bombs, UAVs, FPV drones, and MLRS. Civilian infrastructure damage included apartment buildings, private homes, administrative buildings, medical facilities, and vehicles. Local authorities evacuated 12 people from border communities with the support of the State Emergency Service and the National Police.
The attacks across these regions underscore the ongoing threat to civilians amid the intensifying conflict, with authorities continuing to monitor and respond to the damage and casualties.
Kharkiv region
Overnight, Russian forces carried out strikes on Kharkiv, its suburbs, and the Chuhuiv district using guided aerial bombs and missiles. In the Kyivskyi district, fires broke out in commercial pavilions covering an area of 2,800 square meters. In the Saltivskyi district, a residential building was destroyed, leading to a fire, while garages covering 350 square meters were also damaged or set ablaze.
Preliminary reports indicate that five people were injured in the attacks.
