Relentless assault on Ukraine: Hardest-hit region, details of night terror
Russia carried out a large-scale attack on Ukraine with drones and missiles. The main strike hit the Lviv region.
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The aftermath of the enemy strike / © Getty Images / © Getty Images
The country has endured another night of heavy air raids. Explosions rocked many cities, but Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, and Ivano-Frankivsk bore the fiercest impacts.
TSN.ua has compiled all known details of the enemy strike as of 5 October.
Air Force officials first reported launches of Kalibr cruise missiles from the sea, followed by Kh-101 missiles fired by Tu-95MS bombers. The first wave of missiles struck around 4 a.m., while those launched by bombers entered Ukrainian airspace at about 5:40 a.m.
Lviv
In the early hours of 5 October, Russia carried out one of the most expansive assaults on Lviv and its surrounding regions since the full-scale invasion began. Over several hours, blasts echoed through the city and nearby districts as Russian forces targeted the region with Shahed drones and missiles. The latest figures indicate two fatalities, with additional injuries reported.
Explosions rocked both Lviv itself and nearby towns including Stryi, Drohobych, Brody, Olesko, Pustomyty, Hlyniany, Bibrka and Bryukhovychi.
Public transport in Lviv was suspended amid the barrage. Local buses were not operating, and regional trains faced delays of up to 30 minutes, according to Ukrzaliznytsia.
Local Telegram channels reported a series of blasts lasting almost four hours. Residents counted around 25 explosions. Later it was confirmed that parts of Lviv had been left without power.
Lviv region survived an enemy attack / © Getty Images
One of the fires broke out in the Sparrow Industrial Park, according to Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi, who stressed that it was a civilian facility with no military function. The park had been designed to host modern manufacturing and logistics infrastructure. Both Sadovyi and regional governor Kozytskyi urged residents to keep windows shut and stay indoors.
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia and its wider region also endured a heavy attack of Shaheds and guided aerial bombs overnight into 5 October.
At least 10 strikes caused disruptions to electricity and water supplies across the city. Residential buildings were hit. One person was killed and at least nine injured, Head of the Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov said.
Eight apartment blocks and eight houses damaged in Zaporizhzhia attack / © State Emergency Service of Ukraine
He later clarified that the victim was a woman, and the injured included a 16-year-old girl. Doctors were providing necessary care.
According to Fedorov, the bombardment damaged eight apartment blocks, eight private houses and several non-residential sites. One apartment building suffered severe destruction; others had shattered windows and damaged facades.
Zaporizhzhia and its region also came under heavy fire / © Associated Press / © Associated Press
Ivano-Frankivsk region
At around 6:30 a.m., Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported an attack on the city and air defences in action.
Head of the Regional Military Administration Svitlana Onyshchuk later confirmed the consequences.
"Critical infrastructure sites were the targets. Preliminary reports show no casualties: as of now, no one has sought assistance. A residential building was partially damaged by the strike in one community,” she said.
Cherkasy region
In Cherkasy, air defences downed at least 13 drones, with alerts sounding for seven hours through the night.
According to regional authorities, there were no casualties. However, power lines were damaged in the Cherkasy district after a drone crash, leaving parts of settlements without electricity.
Explosions were also reported in the Khmelnytskyi region, where air defences were active. Local officials promised to release further details in due course. In neighbouring
Vinnytsia region, a Russian strike damaged an industrial site.