Death toll rises to 31 after Russia bombed a Ukrainian aid centre during a food handout, with 48 still missing
Rubble-strewn ground at Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, where Russian drones repeatedly forced rescue teams to suspend operations throughout the night after the initial strikes.Volodymyr Zelenskyy's post on X showing the aftermath of the Komyshuvakha attack, which he condemned as a "vile terrorist strike", warning that Russia could not have been unaware civilians gathered at the school weekly to collect aid.
Russia struck a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, during a weekly food handout, killing 29 people in a double-tap attack — first as residents arrived to collect aid, then a second wave targeting the underground shelter. The death toll has since risen to 31, with 48 people still missing and rescuers hampered overnight by further drone strikes on the same site.
Zelensky called it a 'vile, terrorist strike' and said it proved 'Russia is counting on more killings', not de-escalation.
Russia's mass attack comes hours after a six-day Kherson ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump expired, with Ukraine accusing Moscow of using the truce to regroup troops and deliver ammunition.
Zelensky is also defying Trump administration pressure to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, telling Fox News: 'Our response must be painful.'
