Ukrainian officials said Russia dropped multiple bombs in an attack targeting a school where aid was being distributed to residents in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhya region, on November 2.
Russia hit a town in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region with at least 10 bombs in a “double-tap” strike on November 2, killing at least 31 people in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describedas “a vile, terrorist strike” that targeted a school where humanitarian aid was being distributed to residents.
Zelenskyy said the settlement of Komyshuvakha, which lies between the city of Zaporizhzhya and the front line in the southeastern region, had been hit by bombs several times since morning.
“After the first aerial bomb strike, there was a double-tap strike with nine more bombs, specifically targeting the shelter where people were taking cover,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X that included footage of smoking ruins. He said rescuers were continuing to search for people.
Four of the dead were police officers and two were rescue workers, the State Emergency Service said in a Telegram post. It said five people remain hospitalized.
The regional military head said on November 3 that nearly 50 people were still missing following the attack.
“The Russians could not have been unaware that every week, local residents who had remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian aid at that very location. And this is further proof that Russia wants no de-escalation and no real justice,” Zelenskyy said.
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