The deadly bombardment hit a converted aid distribution site in Komyshuvakha, claiming dozens of lives, including four police officers and two rescue workers caught in a nine-bomb secondary strike. Search teams have worked through debris for five days using DNA sampling to identify victims, with local authorities fearing up to 39 people remain trapped beneath the wreckage. The lethal incident followed the expiration of a six-day ceasefire in occupied Oleshky and coincides with ongoing regional violence, including fatal strikes in Donetsk.
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The United Nations human rights mission in Ukraine assessed that the fatal distribution c…: The United Nations human rights mission in Ukraine assessed that the fatal distribution center strike likely violated international law.
Ongoing front-line hostilities continue unabated, marked by fatal strikes in Donetsk alon…: Ongoing front-line hostilities continue unabated, marked by fatal strikes in Donetsk alongside mutual drone attacks injuring multiple civilians.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations remain scheduled to participate in United States-broker…: Ukrainian and Russian delegations remain scheduled to participate in United States-brokered diplomatic talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
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Ukrainian officials say DNA tests are being used to identify bodies while up to 39 remain trapped under rubble.
The death toll from a Russian attack on an aid distribution centre in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region has risen to at least 50 people, making it one of the deadliest Russian attacks this year.
Ukraine’s emergency service announced on Friday that the toll from Monday’s strike on the village of Komyshuvakha has risen after eight more bodies were recovered from the rubble.
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Acting regional governor Mykhailo Semikin later said that the death toll reached 53 people, as rescuers continued their search for missing bodies for the fifth day.
Al Jazeera was not able to independently verify that figure.
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