Zelensky says Russian airstrikes on a school used for aid in Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 18

Russian forces bombed the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing 18 people and injuring five more, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The attack took place during the war that Russia continues to wage against Ukraine, and it hit a school that was being used for humanitarian purposes, where local residents came to receive aid.

A repeated strike on the shelter

Zelensky wrote that the first aerial bomb was followed by a second strike involving nine more bombs. According to him, this follow-up attack specifically targeted the shelter where people had taken cover. The president described the sequence as a double-tap strike, meaning the same location was hit again shortly after the first impact.

People still missing

Local authorities reported that 27 people remain missing after the attack. The source does not say whether search efforts are under way, and it gives no precise time for the strike, so the numbers of dead and missing could change if new information emerges.

The account is based on statements from the Ukrainian president and local authorities. The report does not cite any independent confirmation.