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In Ukraine, Russia has annexed Zaporizhzhia but its occupying army is constantly bombarding it. Seven missile attacks have taken place in recent hours against residential buildings. Several fires broke out in the city following the explosions. Zelensky: “Russia steals everything from us, even people”.

This was announced by the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Starukh, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda. From the mayor of Melitopol, a Ukrainian city south of Zaporizhzhia, a message via Telegram about the consequences of Russian attacks. “Dozens of people are under the rubble in Zaporizhzhia,” says Ivan Fedorov. “The number of victims is increasing hour by hour. This is how the Russian terrorist strikes civilians with his high-precision weapons. It affects civilians and infrastructure, demonstrates to the whole world its uselessness on the battlefield”.

Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo Ansa / Epa Sergei Dolzhenko

To date, according to the results of the rescuers, there are 2 women killed, 6 civilians injured, including a three-year-old girl. Russian forces also struck infrastructure in the Osnovyanskyi district of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, overnight. The mayor of the city, Ihor Terekhov, made it known, according to information from the Kyiv Independent. A fire has broken out at the site, Terekhov added, stressing that there is no news of injuries or casualties so far.

The Kamikaze Drone War

Ukrainian air defense units reportedly shot down 6 Russian suicide drones (out of a total of 12) that attacked Odessa and Mykolaiv regions overnight. This was announced by the Southern Operational Command in Kyiv, according to Ukrinform. The command stressed that “the enemy has intensified aerial reconnaissance”. The number of drones the Russians send over enemy targets is increasing. The so-called kamikaze drone is a remote-controlled armed drone that flies over an area, waiting, in search of the target to hit. To then attack him only once he is visible or has exposed himself to the localization.

Kamikaze drone, launched by the Russians, shot down in Ukraine. Photo Twitter @UkraineNowMedia

Ukraine, deportations to Russia

Meanwhile, in an evening video message on October 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued that it doesn’t matter what weapons Russia can find, because “it has already lost”. “Ukrainians know why they are fighting. Now more and more Russian citizens are realizing that they have to die just because a person does not want to stop the war,” he continued. Speaking on video at the Organization of American States summit, Zelensky also highlighted the deportations. And he said the occupiers “forcibly deported more than 1.6 million Ukrainians to Russia. They are scattered across the territory of this state, scattered in remote Russian regions.” “We have no doubts about the victory of this war and our ability to protect the independence of Ukraine,” he then stressed.

Victims of the Russian bombardments of September 30 in Zaporizhzhia. A convoy of civilians is hit. Photo Ansa / Epa Atef Safadi

“The Russians steal people and things”

“The daily victories at the front and the liberation of dozens of Ukrainian towns and villages testify to this.” For now, Zelensky insisted, “there is only one question for us.” In other words, “how many of our citizens will Russia be able to kill before admitting defeat. How much longer will Russia be able to rob Ukraine. Grains, resources, industrial enterprises that the occupiers simply dismantle and bring to Russia, just like the people. They rob people”.