Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 26, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 26 people, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that strikes first targeted a school building used to distribute humanitarian aid and then took aim at a nearby shelter. “This is further proof that Russia wants no de-escalation,”…
On Monday, Russia launched an attack on an aid distribution center and a shelter in southern Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of 26 individuals, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the strikes, stating that they initially targeted a school building utilized for humanitarian aid distribution, followed by a subsequent assault on the nearby shelter.
Zelenskyy expressed his belief that Russia had no intention of de-escalation. The attacks took place in the village of Komyshuvakha, situated in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, as the limited ceasefire that had been in effect for humanitarian aid distribution and evacuation missions in Russian-occupied areas had recently expired in Kherson, another region in southern Ukraine.
Zelenskyy lamented that a promising opportunity for progress towards peace had been squandered, and he accused Russia of counting on further killings by escalating its attacks at a time when Ukraine anticipated more aggression from the Russian side.
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