In brief
Russian forces struck Komyshuvakha, killing 18 and leaving 27 people missing, according to Ukrainian officials and President Zelensky. Rescue teams are still searching the site. An AP News brief cites 26 fatalities, pointing to conflicting casualty counts.
Russian forces carried out an aerial attack on the settlement of Komyshuvakha in the southern Zaporizhzhia region early on Monday, Ukrainian officials say, killing 18 people and leaving 27 others missing.
According to Xinhua, the attack involved 10 bombs that struck a school used for humanitarian aid. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X that the bombs hit the school and that 18 people were killed, with five injured.
Regina Harchenko, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, confirmed on Facebook that 27 people were listed as missing following the strike and that search and rescue operations were ongoing.
An independent report from ua.news records that 18 people were killed, including a police officer and two State Emergency Service rescuers, five wounded, and 27 again reported missing.
However, a brief from AP News – though the full article is currently unavailable – cites Ukrainian authorities saying 26 people have been killed in the Russian bomb attacks on an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter, five injured and 27 missing.
These differing casualty figures illustrate uncertainty on the front‑line count. Rescue crews remain active at the site, searching through collapsed buildings and debris for survivors.
