By — Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press By — Geir Moulson, Associated Press Geir Moulson, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-strikes-on-ukrainian-aid-site-kill-at-least-31-people-with-dozens-still-missing Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Russian strikes on Ukrainian aid site kill at least 31 people, with dozens still missing World Nov 3, 2026 10:24 AM EST KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescuers in southern Ukraine continued an intense search Tuesday for survivors at a bombed-out aid facility and shelter where at least 31 people were killed and dozens were still missing. Teams of emergency workers and volunteers picked through debris at the cratered blast site in Komyshuvakha, a village in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region where bodies were pulled from the rubble and carried away in white plastic sheeting. More than 45 residents are still missing. "The scale of the tragedy is terrifying," Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the region's military administration, wrote in an online post. "This is one of the worst tragedies in terms of the number of civilian victims in our region since the…
Russian strikes on Ukrainian aid site kill at least 31 people, with dozens still missing
In short
The devastation in the Zaporizhzhia region followed the deployment of bunker-busting munitions packed with nearly 1.5 tons of explosives against local shelters. Across the country, extensive salvos of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones incapacitated multiple power plants run by utility operator DTEK. Healthcare facilities in both Kharkiv and Dnipro also suffered direct hits, prompting mass patient evacuations and causing dozens of injuries. Meanwhile, cross-border counterstrikes targeted Russian energy infrastructure, including an oil refinery in Yaroslavl.
Key points
- Russian strikes on vital energy and medical infrastructure have forced widespread patient…: Russian strikes on vital energy and medical infrastructure have forced widespread patient evacuations and disrupted regional power generation.
- Cross-border drone exchanges have escalated sharply, with hundreds of unmanned aerial veh…: Cross-border drone exchanges have escalated sharply, with hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles intercepted over Russian territory and near Moscow.
- The extensive bombardments coincided with diplomatic efforts ahead of scheduled postwar s…: The extensive bombardments coincided with diplomatic efforts ahead of scheduled postwar security negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11.