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MapRussian Forces Bomb Humanitarian Aid Centre In Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, Killing 24
“Ukraine's General Staff on Monday blasted Russia's actions during a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky”
“Teams from Ukraine, Russia and the US are due to resume peace talks in the next few days”
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Russian strikes hit a school used as a humanitarian aid distribution center in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia. The death toll ranges from 24 to 26, with multiple sources citing casualties.
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Aid centre hit
Russian forces struck a school used as a humanitarian aid distribution centre in the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, killing 24 people, according to civil defence authorities and Ukraine’s emergency services. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack was “utterly horrific” and wrote that another five people were injured in the strike on the school distributing humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha. ABC News & Headlines reported that at least 26 people were dead and five injured after multiple strikes on a Ukrainian school and shelter, and it said Russia had not publicly commented on the attacks.
BBC reported that at least 26 people were killed after Russian bombs hit the aid distribution centre, and it said DSNS later confirmed 24 people, including two rescuers and four police officers, were killed. Al Jazeera said the same Komyshuvakha strikes killed 26 people and that Ukraine’s emergency services had reported two fewer earlier, while it also said five other people were injured.
Double-tap and missing
Zelenskyy said the first air strike was followed by a repeat strike with nine more bombs, directly on the shelter where people were gathered, and he wrote that residents who had remained in Komyshuvakha received assistance aid every week. Zelenskyy also told the public that “This is yet further proof that Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation, any real justice.” Regina Kharchenko, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, said 27 people were missing in the attack, while Zaporizhzhia region police said officers and rescue teams were trying to reach residents believed to be trapped under rubble.
Mykhailo Semikin reported that among those killed were a police officer and two State Emergency Service rescuers, and he said rescue efforts were hindered as Russian drones launched additional attacks in the area. CBC reported that about 20 people were considered missing and that the death toll could rise, as emergency responders searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Ceasefire hopes fade
The strikes came as a limited ceasefire expired Monday in Kherson, and Zelenskyy said the attack showed Moscow was intent on killing people instead of building on the past week’s humanitarian mission in Oleshky. Zelenskyy said “If Russia genuinely wanted de-escalation, there was an opportunity following the situation in Oleshky to continue taking humanitarian steps,” and he added that Russia continued to kill people. Euronews reported that Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia attack was “sending an entirely opposite signal” and that Russia was “counting on more killings,” while it said Ivan Fedorov reported at least nine KAB-3000 bombs were fired throughout the day.
BBC said a day of mourning was declared for Tuesday across the entire Zaporizhzhia region, and it described rescuer teams searching through the rubble after the attack. DW reported that the attacks came less than 24 hours after a localized six-day humanitarian ceasefire in and around Oleshky expired, and it said Zelenskyy described the temporary truce as a potential path toward a possible deal that was dampened by Monday’s strikes.