Projectile event in Zaporizhia area, Ukraine on Thu 9th April 2026

One person was killed and 9 others were injured in Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions on April 9.

Source : Heads of Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha , Zaporizhzhia OVA Ivan Fedorov  and SES in Telegram

Fedorov's direct speech : "One person was killed, four were injured. The number of victims from the morning Russian strike on the Zaporizhia district is increasing. Several private houses were destroyed in the attack in Balabyne."

Later, the State Emergency Service clarified that as a result of enemy shelling on the outskirts of Zaporizhia, five fires broke out and a man died.

Updated : Later, Fedorov added that the number of victims had increased to 7, including an 8-year-old child.

"A 53-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a guided bomb strike on Balabyne. Doctors assess the condition of another victim as moderate. An eight-year-old girl and a man will be treated at home after receiving assistance. Three more people are being examined - their condition is currently assessed as moderate," the head of the OVA reported.

Details:  The invaders attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery more than 10 times. Two people were injured.

In particular, in the Nikopol district, the Nikopol, Pokrovska, and Chervonogryhorivska communities were under attack - high-rise buildings, private houses, a garage, and cars were damaged, and a 28-year-old woman was injured.

A fire broke out in Pavlohrad, damaging homes and shops, and injuring a 49-year-old man.

In the Mykolaiv community of the Synelnyky district, cars were burned and private houses were damaged.