Zelensky says dozens dead and missing in Russian strike
Thirty-three people were killed and more than 50 could be trapped in rubble a day after multiple Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Berlin on Tuesday, calling it one of Moscow's worst attacks of the war.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described multiple Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village as one of Moscow's worst attacks of the war. According to The Local Germany, 33 people were killed and more than 50 could be trapped in rubble following the strikes. PBS NewsHour reports that rescuers searched a bombed-out aid facility and shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, located in the Zaporizhzhia region, where at least 31 people were killed and more than 45 residents remained missing.
In a separate incident, Serhiy Fedorenko, acting chairman of the board of NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy, stated that a drone attacked a JSC Ukrnafta filling station in the Rivne region, resulting in an injury to an employee.
President Zelenskyy noted that Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions. These strikes targeted power plants and damaged hospitals, according to PBS NewsHour.
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- Zelensky says dozens dead and missing in Russian strike thelocal.de
- Police officers and rescue workers among 31 killed in Russian strike on Komyshuvakha english.nv.ua
- Russian strike hits Ukrnafta gas station in Rivne region – Naftogaz CEO en.interfax.com.ua
- Death toll climbs to 31 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site globalnews.ca
