Russian aerial bombs killed at least 26 people at a school and shelter in Ukraine
Russian airstrikes killed at least 26 people and injured five at a school used as a humanitarian aid center and shelter in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday, according to Ukrainian emergency services and Deutsche Welle. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a second wave of strikes hit the shelter; emergency services said two rescue crew members were among the dead.
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Russian airstrikes killed at least 26 people at a school and nearby shelter in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday, according to reports from Ukrainian authorities. The school was being used to distribute humanitarian aid, and civilians were sheltering there. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces first dropped aerial bombs on the school, then carried out a second strike with nine more bombs aimed at the shelter where people had taken cover. Ukrainian emergency services said two members of a rescue crew were among those killed. Five people were injured, Deutsche Welle reported.
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- Deutsche Welle — Ukraine: At least 26 killed in Russian strikes on aid center
- KTVN 2 News Nevada — Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 24, authorities say | National News | 2news.com
- Daily Beirut — Zelenskyy: 18 Killed in Russian Strikes on Aid Center · Daily Beirut
- metro.co.uk — Dozens killed after Russia 'double-taps' guided bombs on school used as makeshift shelter | News World | Metro News
- eagletribune.com — Russian bomb attacks on aid center and shelter kill 18, Ukrainian president says
- tempo.co — Ukraine Says 26 Killed in Russian Airstrikes on Aid Center
- riverbender.com — Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 24, authorities say
- in.ua — 18 killed in Komyshuvakha after repeated strike with nine aerial bombs — Zelenskyy
Verifier’s note
DW, Metro, Eagle Tribune, 2news, Daily Beirut, Tempo, Riverbender, and Glavnoe all report the Russian strike on the Ukrainian aid center or shelter. The reports give evolving death tolls of 18, 24, and 26, consistent with the same event being updated to more than two dozen killed.