Death toll in Russian attack on aid centre up to 40: Zelenskyy — SkimNews
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 4 that 40 people had been reported killed, up from 33 on Tuesday, with some bodies unidentified and more than 30 possibly still under rubble; he had called the strike one of the war’s deadliest.
- Russia dropped several bombs on Monday on a building in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, where residents received humanitarian aid every week, before hitting an underground shelter in what Ukraine called a double-tap attack.
- Ukrainian police released bodycam footage showing one of four officers killed in the strike directing people toward an underground shelter after a radio warning of incoming guided aerial bombs, before an explosion cut the footage short.
- UN human rights mission in Ukraine said on Tuesday that the bombing likely violated international law.
Why it matters: With more than 30 people possibly still beneath rubble and four Ukrainian police officers killed, the human toll remains unsettled beyond the 40 deaths reported. The UN’s finding that the bombing likely violated international law gives the strike an explicit legal dimension, alongside Ukraine’s description of it as a double-tap attack.
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