Dozens killed, dozens more missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site
The death toll from a Russian attack in southern Ukraine on a site where people had gathered to receive humanitarian aid rose to 29 on Tuesday, with 48 still missing, as a wave of overnight strikes targeted power plants across the country, damaged hospitals and wounded scores of people. Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions, triggering…
A wave of overnight Russian strikes across nine regions of Ukraine resulted in at least 29 deaths and left 48 people missing following an attack on a site where people had gathered for humanitarian aid, according to France 24. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles, which damaged hospitals and triggered emergency power cuts.
Interfax-Ukraine reported that the strikes hit three DTEK thermal power plants, forcing them to halt electricity generation.
In Dnipro, a Russian attack on November 3 struck a thermal power plant, a police station, a residential neighborhood, and a hospice in the Samarskyi District. Regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that the strike killed one person and wounded 17 others. While Mayor Borys Filatov shared photos of the aftermath at the hospice to highlight the impact on elderly and terminally ill patients, Hanzha clarified that a primary healthcare clinic and a city hospital were damaged but no patients or medical staff were harmed. Crews are transferring the nearly 100 patients undergoing treatment to other facilities.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, New Voice of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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