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Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 24, authorities say
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In Short: Russia bombed an aid distribution center and a nearby shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 24 people.
Ukraine's emergency services agency reported that Russia bombed an aid distribution center and a neighboring shelter in the village of Komyshuvakha, located in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday, resulting in the deaths of 24 individuals.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in a post on X that 10 guided bombs targeted the area, which included a school building used for humanitarian aid distribution and a nearby shelter.
Military officials in Zaporizhzhia reported that rescue efforts were hindered by additional Russian drone attacks launched in the area that had been bombed.
The Ukrainian state-run Center for Countering Disinformation urged people to monitor other emergency channels on social media while addressing a cyberattack that had compromised the emergency alert mobile app.
Zelensky also highlighted that the attack occurred as a limited ceasefire expired in Kherson, a different region in southern Ukraine, and expressed hope that the localized ceasefire and evacuation would act as a model for future efforts.
Ukrainian Defense Forces had previously struck the Armavir Line Production and Dispatch Station in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai, according to reports from Ukrainian Telegram channel Exilenova+ and the Cyberboroshno OSINT project.
What this adds
The attack occurred as a limited ceasefire expired in Kherson, a different region in southern Ukraine, highlighting the ongoing challenges in achieving a broader peace.
What's confirmed
- KYIV, Ukraine: Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 24 people, Ukraine’s emergency services agency said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on X that 10 guided bombs targeted an area that included a school building used to distribute humanitarian aid and a nearby shelter.
- The attacks in the village of Komyshuvakha, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, occurred as a limited ceasefire expired Monday in Kherson, a different region in the country’s south.
- Ukraine’s state-run Center for Countering Disinformation urged people to monitor other emergency channels on social media while the cyberattack was being addressed.
- “This is further proof that Russia wants no de-escalation,” Zelensky said.
- KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 26 people, Ukrainian officials said.
What's still developing
- "After the first aerial bomb strike, there was a double-tap strike with nine more bombs, specifically targeting the shelter where people were taking cover," Zelensky wrote.
- Third message in Russian reads "Hi. There will be a nuclear threat across Ukraine. Do not worry, the Oreshnik is incoming. Telegram channel: [link]", Fifth and sixth messages in Ukrainian read "Increased danger, Go to the shelter".
- Officials in Kyiv said the evacuated residents bound for Ukraine were traveling to the city of Anapa in southern Russia from where they would fly to Belarus before crossing the border into northern Ukraine.