Ukraine: At least 26 killed in Russian strikes on aid center
At least 26 people were killed in Russian airstrikes on a school that was serving as an aid distribution center in Zaporizhzhia, a southern Ukrainian region.
On November 2, Russian strikes killed at least 26 individuals and injured five more in an aid center in the Ukrainian village of Komyshuvakha, located 35 kilometers east of Zaporizhzhia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attacks, which involved over 10 glide bombs, targeted the shelter where people took cover, making the site a deliberate double-tap strike.
Zelenskyy condemned the strikes as "utterly horrific" and accused Russia of being fully aware of the humanitarian purpose of the site. This came less than 24 hours after a six-day humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshky, which had expired. Ukrainian emergency services reported that two members of a rescue crew died in the same double-tap strike.
The Kremlin has dismissed the criticism, claiming that Ukraine could have used the ceasefire to regroup.
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