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Russian forces twice bombed the settlement of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, targeting locations where humanitarian aid was being distributed. The strikes killed 24 residents, including two rescue workers and four police officers, Ukrainian officials said.
Nine bombs dropped in second strike
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “extremely horrific.”
“Since this morning, there have been several airstrikes on the settlement, targeting a school that was being used for humanitarian purposes, where aid was distributed to residents. After the first airstrike, there was a second attack involving nine more bombs, directed at the shelter where people were staying,” Zelenskyy said.
He initially reported 18 deaths and five people injured. Zelenskyy said Russian forces could not have been unaware that local residents received humanitarian assistance at the site every week.
“This is further proof that Russia wants neither de-escalation nor any genuine justice,” he said.
The president added that after the humanitarian mission in Oleshky, there had been hope that peace was getting closer. However, Russia was still “counting on further killings.”
Details of the attack
Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council, said authorities were working to establish the whereabouts of other people.
A search-and-rescue operation was underway, with emergency services operating at the site and municipal workers clearing the rubble, he said.
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration chief Mykhailo Semikin confirmed that a police officer and two State Emergency Service rescuers were among the dead. Another 27 people were initially reported missing.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that the death toll had risen to 24, including two rescuers and four police officers. Five people were injured, including two rescuers.
