Russian bombs hit an aid distribution centre in the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, killing at least 24 people, according to Ukrainian officials. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the first strike hit the local school, which was used for humanitarian needs, and a second hit the place where people were sheltering, while regional head Mykhailo Semikin said at least nine 3,000-kilogram aerial bombs hit the village, five people were injured and rescue work was repeatedly halted by Russian drone attacks. Ukraine’s state emergencies service said the dead included two rescuers and four police officers, and the Russian military had not publicly commented.
Russian bombs kill 24 at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says
Russian bombs hit an aid distribution centre in the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, killing at least 24 people, according to Ukrainian officials.
Why it matters: The toll is still incomplete, with people reported under the rubble, and the dead include two rescuers and four police officers who had gone to the scene.
Data as of BBC report of November 2, 2026, read in full in this run. All figures and the account of the strikes are Ukrainian officials' statements carried by the BBC; the Russian military had not publicly commented and no independent corroboration was available in this run. Developing item.
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