Russian bombing kills 26 at aid centre in Ukraine
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline, L’essentiel, Daily Maverick and Business Day (South Africa)
A Russian bombing of a school used as a humanitarian aid centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, killed 26 people and injured five, according to MyJoyOnline; L’essentiel and Daily Maverick report 24 deaths announced by Ukrainian emergency services. Two rescuers were among the victims and 27 people are missing, according to Daily Maverick. The attack followed the expiry of a six-day local truce intended to facilitate aid and evacuations in Olechky.
A Russian bombing of a school being used as a humanitarian aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region, killed 26 people and injured five, according to MyJoyOnline, citing Ukrainian authorities and Volodymyr Zelensky. L’essentiel and Daily Maverick report that Ukraine’s emergency services announced 24 deaths; two rescuers were among the victims, according to both outlets.
Zelensky said Russian forces first bombed the school, then struck the shelter where residents had gathered with nine more bombs, reports Daily Maverick. Regina Kharchenko, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia city council, said 27 people were missing, as regional police and rescue teams tried to reach possible survivors buried under the rubble, the outlet said.
The attack came the day after a six-day local truce negotiated by Melania Trump expired. It was intended to facilitate aid deliveries to Olechky and the evacuation of residents who wanted to leave, according to Daily Maverick. Olechky is in the Kherson region, south-west of Komyshuvakha.
