Russian three-ton bomb hits aid queue in Komyshuvakha: 37 dead found
Two days after a Russian three-ton aerial bomb struck a humanitarian aid queue in Komyshuvakha, Ukraine, rescuers have found 37 bodies, and dozens remain missing. Russia also carried out one of its largest attacks yet on Ukraine's energy system.
A Russian three-ton aerial bomb hit a queue of people waiting for humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha, Ukraine, on Monday. Two days later, rescuers have recovered 37 bodies, and dozens of people are still missing. The figures come from Euromaidan Press's daily review for day 1715 of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Attacks on energy infrastructure
Russia continues to target Ukrainian energy sites. One of its largest attacks so far on the energy system forced emergency blackouts across several regions and left Kyiv without water. According to the review, energy facilities were hit more than 20 times in the past day, with an unprecedented number of weapons. Three drones or missiles were also sent at a substation on which a nuclear power plant depends.
Other developments
Ukraine says its engineers built a nearly six-kilometer underground tunnel in Donetsk region to move troops, supplies and the wounded. In another overnight operation, strikes reportedly targeted warehouses supplying a Russian online retailer and a Russian-run mobile network in occupied Donetsk. Ukraine's Defense Ministry says mobile fire groups and interceptor drones handle most slow drones, but ballistic missiles remain a gap in air defense.
Politics and law
Democrats have won a majority in the US Congress in the midterm elections, while President Trump retains his veto. Ukrainian analysts say the new majority could revive aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia, but timing depends on the lame-duck Congress, a new speaker and the budget. The European Commission backs Kyiv's goal of finishing EU accession talks by 2028, on condition that Ukraine's parliament moves ahead with delayed reforms.
Germany has detained a man suspected of ordering sabotage against Ukraine's Starlink satellite communications. He allegedly hired two fellow Turkish citizens and had them driven to a station south of Warsaw. The UN Special Rapporteur on Russia says Russia tries Ukrainian prisoners in its courts, with perhaps 90% facing terrorism-related charges.
