Russian bombs hit aid site in Ukraine, killing at least 33
Russian glide bombs struck a school used to hand out humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least 33 people, Ukraine says. Dozens more may be trapped.
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Russian aerial bombs struck a school being used as a humanitarian aid center in the village of Komyshuvakha, in southern Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least 33 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Officials said nine powerful glide bombs hit the village in two waves on Monday as residents gathered to receive aid. People who sheltered underground were trapped when the building collapsed. Zelenskyy said more than 50 people may still be under the rubble. Police officers and rescue workers were among the dead.
Russia's defense ministry said it had struck Ukrainian military units in the area. The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine said the aid distribution had been widely announced in advance and that the attack appeared to violate the most basic principles of international humanitarian law.
The strike was part of a wider Russian assault. Ukraine said Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight at targets across the country, including power plants, causing emergency blackouts. A hospital in Kharkiv and a hospice in Dnipro were also hit.
The attacks came days after a short local ceasefire around the occupied town of Oleshky ended. This is a developing story.
This summary is original reporting by tehworldnews, written after checking the facts against several major international news outlets and official statements.