Russian bombs kill at least 24 at Ukraine aid centre

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 19:14 · Archive

Russian forces dropped at least nine 3,000kg bombs on a school in the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least 24 people.

Russian forces dropped at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs on the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on Monday. Ukraine's state emergency service DSNS confirmed 24 people killed, including two rescue workers and four police officers. Regional head Mykhailo Semikin said 27 people remained missing, with rescue teams searching through rubble where people were sheltering.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the school targeted was being used for distributing humanitarian aid to local residents. In a statement on social media, he alleged that after an initial strike on the building, Russian forces launched a second attack with nine more bombs directly on the shelter where people had gathered. He wrote: 'The Russians could not have been unaware that the local residents who remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian aid there every week.' Zelensky described the strikes as proof that Russia does not want de-escalation.

Zelensky noted that the attack came a day after the expiry of a six-day local ceasefire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, which had been used to bring aid into the city of Oleshky in Kherson region and evacuate residents. The Russian military has not publicly commented on the bombing. Rescue teams continued working to reach those believed trapped under the rubble as the death toll risked rising further.

How it is being reported

• Russia kills at least 24 in horrific bombing on Ukraine school27 people are still missing from the attack, as responders try to reach those potentially still trapped under the rubble.New York Post · 2 Nov, 19:01
• Russian bombing kills 18 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv saysLocal officials say 27 people are missing after at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a village in southern Ukraine.BBC News · 2 Nov, 18:01

In this story: Russia · Ukraine · Komyshuvakha · Zaporizhzhia · Volodymyr Zelensky · Mykhailo Semikin · Melania Trump

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