Death Toll Rises to 50 in Russian Attack on Aid Distribution Point in Ukraine
Rescuers kept searching the rubble as officials said 53 people were dead and dozens more were still missing after the Nov. 2 attack.
- On Monday, Nov. 2, Russian forces struck a former school building in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, where residents had gathered for humanitarian aid. Local authorities reported on Friday, Nov. 6, that the death toll has risen to 53.
- The Russians dropped about ten aerial bombs on the settlement, targeting a former school shelter where civilians, police officers, and State Emergency Service rescuers had taken cover. The building was no longer used as a school.
- Search operations continue five days after the attack, hampered by Russian drone threats, shelling, and thick smoke inside the damaged building. At least four police officers and two DSNS rescuers are among the dead.
- During the Ibero-American Summit, President Volodymyr Zelensky called for "stronger international support for Ukraine's air defenses." Latvia, holding the UN Security Council presidency, requested an extraordinary meeting before all 15 members.
- The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration will cover funeral expenses and collect DNA samples from relatives to identify the deceased. Families with moderate injuries receive about $440, while those severely injured receive up to about $1,100.
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Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de QuebecThe record of the Russian strike, which hit a humanitarian aid distribution point in southern Ukraine on Monday, rose to 50 deaths.
The death toll from the Russian attack on a humanitarian aid center in the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, has risen to 53. Rescue efforts are continuing for a fifth day, while the UN mission said the bombing constituted a clear violation of international humanitarian law.
Dnevni list Danas
n1info.rsAt least 53 people have been killed in a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporozhye region, according to the famous balance sheet of the attack.
Kiev, Nov 6 (EFE).- The rescuers have already found a total of 53 dead bodies among the rubble of the underground school destroyed by Russian forces with nine aerial bombs on Monday in the town of Komishuvaja, in the Ukrainian region of Zaporiyia, according to the spokesman of the Ukrainian Emergency Service [...] The entrance Raises to 53 the number of dead in the Russian attack on Monday against a school in Zaporiyia was first published in Hol…
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