Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital

Key Points:

• Russian strikes over the past 24 hours have killed at least 38 civilians in Ukraine, including at an aid centre, hospice, and hospital, with a deadly glide bomb attack in Komyshuvakha village killing at least 33 people and trapping many under rubble.
• President Zelensky condemned the Komyshuvakha strike as one of the largest mass killings by Russia during the war and linked it to Ukraine’s proposal to extend a ceasefire in the Kherson region, which allowed evacuations from Russian-occupied areas.
• The attack targeted a school used as a humanitarian aid distribution centre, with no credible evidence of military presence; the UN human rights mission stated the strike violated fundamental international humanitarian law principles.
• Additional strikes hit a hospice in Dnipro, forcing the transfer of nearly 50 terminally ill patients, and a hospital in Kharkiv, wounding 73 people, mostly elderly; further strikes damaged energy infrastructure across nine regions, disrupting water and power supplies in Kyiv.
• Despite escalating violence, Russia announced participation in US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi scheduled for 10-11 November, while US First Lady Melania Trump plans to host Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House to discuss ceasefire efforts.