Russia has twice bombed the settlement of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, targeting locations used for the distribution of humanitarian aid. At least 18 residents of the village were killed as a result of the airstrikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called today's strike on Komyshuvakha "extremely terrible."
"Since morning, there have already been several guided aerial bomb strikes on the village – on the school that was used for humanitarian needs: they were distributing humanitarian aid to people there. After the first airstrike, a repeated strike of nine more bombs followed, targeted precisely at the shelter where people were staying," the President stated.
According to his data, eighteen fatalities have been confirmed. Five people are wounded.
As Zelenskyy noted, the occupiers could not have failed to know that local residents received humanitarian aid there every week.
"And this is yet another proof that Russia does not want any de-escalation or real justice," Zelenskyy said.
The President remarked that after the humanitarian mission in Oleshky, there was hope for the approach of peace, but Russia "continues to count on further killings."
According to the Chairman of the Zaporizhzhia Region Defense Council, Ivan Fedorov, the search and rescue operation is ongoing.
"All services are working on-site in an enhanced mode, and utility workers are clearing the debris," he noted.
According to the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Mykhailо Semikin, the dead include one police officer and two rescuers from the State Emergency Service. Another 27 people are reported missing.
The Office of the Prosecutor General stated that criminal proceedings have been initiated over the fact of a war crime committed by Russia.
"As of 19:00, 18 dead and five wounded are reported. As a result of enemy strikes, the building of an educational institution, a utility structure, and vehicles were damaged," the office stated.
People remain under the rubble. The rescue operation continues. Information regarding casualties is being updated.
