Death toll hits 29 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site, with 48 still missing — SkimNews
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- Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles, and 59 cruise missiles across nine Ukrainian regions overnight, triggering emergency power cuts and damaging critical infrastructure.
- Komyushuvakha aid site was destroyed by Russian bunker-busting bombs containing nearly 1.5 tons of explosives, killing 29 and leaving 48 missing in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- Mykhailo Semikin stated the Komyushuvakha attack is one of the worst civilian tragedies in the region since the full-scale war began, with four police officers and two rescuers among the dead.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian missile barrage coincided with U.S. elections and called for stronger air defense support, asserting Russia intends its strikes as a signal to America.
- Oleh Syniehubov reported that a Russian attack in Kharkiv wounded at least 62 people, damaged a medical facility, shattered windows in four apartment buildings, and forced the transfer of over 200 patients.
- Ukrainian drones wounded two employees and damaged infrastructure at an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, while Moscow claimed 493 drones were fired toward the capital.
Why it matters: The scale of civilian loss in Komyushuvakha—29 dead, 48 missing—marks a severe escalation in attacks on humanitarian sites, while the coordinated timing with U.S. elections suggests strategic signaling. Ukraine’s ability to defend civilian infrastructure hinges on immediate air defense support, now more urgent as medical facilities and power systems face repeated strikes.
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