Ukrainian officials said Monday that Russian strikes on a school used as an aid center and a nearby shelter in Komyshuvakha, in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, killed at least 26 people.
The attack happened on Nov. 2 in the village, about 35 kilometers east of the city of Zaporizhzhia and near the front line. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian aircraft struck the area several times. He said a second wave hit the shelter where people had taken cover.
The school was no longer used for classes. Residents gathered there every Monday to receive humanitarian supplies. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said two rescuers and four police officers were among the dead.
The service said five people were injured. Regional officials reported that 27 people were missing. Rescue crews searched the site.
Zelensky accused Russian forces of knowing the site was used for humanitarian aid. He called the attack evidence that Moscow was not seeking to reduce the fighting in the war. The strikes happened as a separate, limited ceasefire in Ukraine’s Kherson region expired.