Five Russian glide bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, killing 12 people, including three children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Another 14 people were wounded, two of them critically, according to a post by Zelenskyy on X. He wrote that doctors were working to save the two most seriously hurt.
Emergency crews were searching the site. Officials were still trying to account for 12 more people who may have been in the buildings, Zelenskyy said. The casualty figures come from his account and could not be independently verified.
Zelenskyy cast the bombing as Russia’s thanks for the lifting of sanctions on its diesel exports. His post did not say who lifted the sanctions or what the change involved.
Russian attacks also struck 13 Ukrainian regions overnight, damaging homes, infrastructure and rail facilities, he wrote.
In Zelenskyy’s view, the night proved again that Moscow treats any relief from pressure as license to keep fighting and bombing cities. To end the war, he argued, Russia has to feel its losses. Ukraine’s long-range capabilities are doing that now, he said.
“And we will respond to Russian strikes,” Zelenskyy wrote.
The post came after Zelenskyy criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to U.S. and global markets following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Russia would ship more than 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, another 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons after that. A further 3 million tons would follow, depending on the state of Russian refineries.
Trump predicted a steep drop in diesel prices. Cutting costs for farmers, ranchers, truckers and other Americans was his top priority, he said. His post named no buyers, prices or delivery arrangements and included no statement from Putin or other Russian officials.
Zelenskyy argued in his earlier post that petroleum sales would help pay for Moscow’s war.
“Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged.”
He offered a trade: Ukraine would stop setting Russian refineries on fire if Russia stopped destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Washington knew of the proposal and had the power to help broker an agreement, he said.
Zelenskyy also urged sanctions under the Lindsey Graham bill and continued support for Ukraine. A bipartisan congressional delegation visiting Kyiv had asked him what it would take to end the war. His answer was more pressure on Russia.
