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In the Zaporizhzhia region, rescue workers freed a pensioner from her home following shelling by Russia

UA NEWS 16 September 2026 12:38
In the Zaporizhzhia region, rescue workers freed a pensioner from her home following shelling by Russia

In the Zaporizhzhia region, a private home was damaged as a result of Russian shelling. A 65-year-old woman was trapped under the rubble; rescuers freed her and handed her over to medical personnel.

Russian forces struck one of the towns in the Zaporizhzhia region, damaging a private residential home.

During the shelling, the woman was trapped under the building’s rubble.

Rescue workers arrived at the scene and extricated the victim from under the rubble of the damaged house.

After being freed from the rubble, the injured 65-year-old woman was taken to the hospital to receive the necessary medical care.

The Russian shelling destroyed a private home and injured a local resident.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. 

Russian troops struck a passenger bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Five people were killed and seven others were wounded as a result of the attack, according to Serhiy Hanzha, head of the regional military administration.

Over the past 24 hours, 278 combat engagements were recorded on the front lines. Russian troops carried out the most assaults in the Pokrovsk direction—Ukrainian defenders repelled 43 enemy attacks.

As of September 16, 2026, the Ukrainian military had eliminated 1,530 Russian occupiers over the past day. The Russian Federation’s total military losses increased by another 1,530 soldiers.

Since the start of the day on September 15, there have been 219 combat engagements on the front lines. Russian troops carried out the most attacks in the Pokrovsk direction—there, Ukrainian forces repelled 38 assaults.
 

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