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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre, officials say
Doctors treated four civilian patients, including one with burns over 81% of the body, as rescue teams searched for people trapped under the wreckage.
On Monday, a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, killed 37 people, officials said. The strike marks one of the deadliest civilian attacks this year.
The former school building served as a shelter and humanitarian aid hub every Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian forces used aerial bombs to strike the building while civilians arrived to collect assistance.
Rescuers are searching for 59 people missing in the rubble, including four police officers and two rescue workers who died in the attack. Doctors in Zaporizhzhia are treating survivors for severe burns, fractures, and shrapnel wounds.
Russia's Defence Ministry claimed the attack targeted Ukrainian military units in Komyshuvakha and nearby settlements, reporting up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen killed. Both nations deny deliberately targeting civilians, though regional authorities declared three days of mourning.
United States envoy Steve Witkoff announced conflict-ending talks in Abu Dhabi for November 10-11, building on a six-day Oleshky truce brokered by United States first lady Melania Trump that evacuated nearly 800 people.
Russian attacks on a humanitarian aid centre in the Ukrainian region of Zaporijia killed 31 people; more than 45 people remain missing. Survivors and rescue teams receive treatment for serious injuries.