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Death toll hits 40 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site, dozens remain missing
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has risen to 40, with 59 people still missing, marking one of the deadliest civilian attacks this year.
- The attack targeted an underground school used as a shelter and aid distribution center in the village of Komyshuvakha, which lies about 11 miles from the nearest Russian positions.
- Ukrainian and Russian officials deny deliberately targeting civilians, with Russia claiming the strike hit Ukrainian military units and killed up to 25 servicemen.
- Bodycam footage from a policeman killed in the attack shows the chaos during the bombing, including civilians seeking shelter before a large explosion.
- The strike occurred a day after a brief U.S.-brokered local ceasefire expired, and just days before planned peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
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