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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre, officials say

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Russian forces bombed an aid distribution point in Komyshuvakha, a village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing 37 people and leaving 59 others missing as of November 4. The attack targeted a former school that served as a shelter for civilians collecting humanitarian aid every Monday. Rescue efforts were ongoing but dangerous due to the threat of further strikes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed Russian forces bombed the site twice, first with aerial bombs and then with additional explosives aimed at rescuers and police officers who arrived on the scene. Russia's Defence Ministry countered that it targeted military units in the area, estimating up to 25 Ukrainian soldiers killed. The incident occurred shortly after a ceasefire for civilian evacuation from an occupied town expired.
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The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 37, with dozens missing, officials said, in one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year.
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Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre, officials say Nov 4 - asserted
officials → miss → centre
The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 37, with dozens missing, officials said, in one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year. asserted
officials → rise → civilians
Rescuers were still searching for survivors in the rubble of the former school in the village of Komyshuvakha, the acting head of the Regional Military Administration, Mykhailo Semikin, said on Wednesday. asserted
head → search → Wednesday
Ivan Fedorov, the co-head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council, wrote on Telegram that 59 people were missing. asserted
people → write → Telegram
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Russian forces first dropped aerial bombs on the school building as people arrived to collect aid, then struck the shelter with more bombs. asserted
people → say → bombs
Classes have long since been suspended at the school because of its proximity to the front line, but it served as a shelter and handed out humanitarian aid every Monday, Zelenskiy said. asserted
Zelenskiy → suspend → aid
Two members of a rescue crew and four police officers were among the dead, emergency services said. asserted
services → say → dead
Russia's Defence Ministry said the attack targeted Ukrainian military units around Komyshuvakha and two other settlements, and that up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen were killed. asserted
servicemen → say → Komyshuvakha
Russia and Ukraine both deny deliberately targeting civilians. asserted
Russia → deny → civilians
The strike occurred a day after a six-day ceasefire to evacuate civilians from the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky expired. asserted
ceasefire → occur → Oleshky
The truce, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, allowed nearly 800 people to be evacuated, according to the first lady. uncertain
people → broker → lady
Zelenskiy awarded Melania Trump a state honour for her role. asserted
Zelenskiy → award → role
The United States will bring together delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 to discuss ending the conflict, postwar security agreements and de-escalation, US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Monday. asserted
Witkoff → bring → Monday
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