Key facts
- Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 11 people, including three children.
- Two residential buildings were hit in the attacks.
- Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, stated rescue operations were ongoing.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of using eased pressure as a signal to continue fighting.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a temporary lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel.
A series of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday killed at least 11 people, including three children, regional authorities announced. "People continue to be searched for under the rubble of destroyed houses. Rescue operations continue," said Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of Zaporizhzhia regional military administration, in a Telegram post. Ukrainian authorities stated that Russia targeted residential neighborhoods in the city and hit two residential buildings. The strike occurred just one day after Ukrainian officials met with European and U.S. officials in Miami on Oct. 9 in a fresh diplomatic push to end the conflict. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel in a bid to bring soaring prices down. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the deal on Friday and accused Trump of using the peace talks as a "smokescreen" while pursuing a deal with the Kremlin. "This night was another confirmation that Russia perceives any easing of pressure as a signal that it is supposedly possible to continue fighting, that it is supposedly possible to drop bombs on cities," Zelenskyy said, commenting on the strikes on Zaporizhzhia Saturday morning.