Death Toll from Russian Strikes on School in Zaporizhzhia Region Reaches 40
Russian air strikes on the village of Komishuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region have killed 40 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He called on the world to respond more firmly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian air strikes carried out on Monday in the village of Komishuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine, have killed 40 people. The strikes targeted a school where humanitarian aid was being handed out. Zelensky stressed that the international reaction so far has been inadequate.
Search operations continue
Zelensky said search and rescue work at the school site was continuing for a third day. He added that some of the remains have not yet been identified, so the final number of victims may still change.
How the attack unfolded
According to the president, Russian aircraft dropped nine aerial bombs. The first strike hit people who had come to receive humanitarian aid, and a follow-up attack then targeted rescuers and police officers who arrived at the scene. Ukrainian authorities report that the bombs used weighed three tonnes each.
Call for a response
Zelensky expressed dissatisfaction with the reaction of the international community, saying the world's response to the attack has been very weak. He emphasised that this case, like thousands of other war crimes Russia has committed against Ukraine and its people, demands a firm response.
Russia has been fighting in Ukraine since its full-scale invasion, and the Zaporizhzhia region has long been within the zone affected by attacks. The source does not describe the progress of any investigation into this particular attack.
