Russia Strikes Zaporizhzhia with Glide Bombs: At Least 5 Dead

WISE NEWS PRESS / ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE — NOVEMBER 21, 2025

At least five people were killed when a Russian guided glide bomb struck a residential area in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Friday. The attack is part of a continued campaign by Moscow targeting civilian infrastructure across Ukraine.

Regional military administration head Ivan Fedorov reported that the highly destructive bomb hit high-rise apartment buildings for the third time since the start of the full-scale invasion, also leveling a local market.

Destructive power of glide bombs

Glide bombs, modernized versions of Soviet-era munitions, are launched by Russian warplanes from high altitudes, allowing them to strike targets from a distance. These weapons have caused significant devastation in Ukraine's frontline cities for months. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly stated that the country lacks an effective defense system against this type of aerial threat.

Overnight attacks across Ukraine

The strike on Zaporizhzhia follows a series of overnight attacks. In the southern city of Odesa, a Russian drone strike hit a residential area, injuring five people.

These assaults come just two days after a massive Russian bombardment on the western city of Ternopil, where drone and missile strikes killed 31 people—including six children—and injured 94 others. According to officials, western Ukraine was targeted with a barrage of munitions, including X-101 and Kalibr cruise missiles, as well as a ballistic missile.

Emergency crews in Ternopil are still searching for 13 people missing in the rubble of apartment buildings, where upper floors collapsed and massive fires broke out following the strikes.

Intensified aerial campaign

Moscow has significantly ramped up its aerial attacks on Ukraine in recent months, heavily targeting energy infrastructure and other civilian sites. As winter approaches, civilians in many cities are facing severe hardships, battling freezing temperatures and power outages that last more than 15 hours a day.

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