Russia cuts water and power in Kyiv as the death toll from its aid-shelter bombing climbs to 37
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.
Rescuers in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia have spent three days searching through debris after Russian guided bombs destroyed a former school that had been used as an aid distribution point and shelter, leaving 37 confirmed dead and up to 38 people still thought to be trapped. Russia then struck energy infrastructure across nine regions overnight in a mass attack using 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles, knocking three of Ukraine's five main thermal power plants offline and forcing Kyiv residents to depend on public water fountains.
Zelenskyy called the Komyshuvakha strike one of Moscow's most devastating of the war; Zaporizhzhia declared three days of mourning.
The village was hit with bunker-busting bombs carrying nearly 1.5 tonnes of explosives; the 37 dead included four police officers and two rescue workers.
US, UK, German, French, NATO and EU officials are due to meet in Brussels to discuss post-war security arrangements, with US-brokered peace talks scheduled for the following week.
