Russia bombs Ukrainian school shelter, killing at least 33, Zelensky says
Nine bombs collapsed a reinforced basement sheltering civilians in Zaporizhzhia as Russia also unleashed a massive new barrage on Ukraine's energy grid.
What to know
- Death toll from the Komyshuvakha school-shelter strike has risen to at least 33, with 50 people still unaccounted for.
- The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission says the strike hit a well-publicized humanitarian aid distribution, suggesting a possible violation of international humanitarian law.
- The strike preceded a massive Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine's energy grid, including near the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, despite Trump's calls for an energy ceasefire.
- The attacks coincide with a renewed US diplomatic push, with Melania Trump set to host Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on Thursday.
Volodymyr Zelensky President of UkraineDanielle Bell Head, UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in UkraineMykhailo Semikin Governor, Zaporizhzhia region
Denys Shmyhal Ukraine's Energy Minister
Melania Trump US First Lady
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White House sets Thursday meeting after Melania Trump's Oleshky deal
Separately, first lady Melania Trump helped secure a ceasefire in occupied Oleshky that allowed evacuations over the weekend, and the White House announced she will host Russian and Ukrainian representatives on Thursday.
“an extraordinary moment in American history…”
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Brexit wasn't murder Brexit wasn't genocide Brexit wasn't war crimes Brexit unfortunately wasn't illegal I don't see the relevance, also I'm not here to argue, did my original point hit a nerve somewhere to cause you to feel the need to try and counter the point that the US government should have been held accountable for its illrgalities prior to…
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Yeah. Plus, taking out humanitarian aid distribution kills who knows how many civilians. Sorry, I was being misleading, too, I shouldn’t have been fake-confused. The whole thing is sickening and I wish people would report on the invasion honestly because we all know most people aren’t going to read past the headline.
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My guy, use proper grammar and spelling. My god lol. Cant take your comments seriously (even with how absurd they are) if you're trying so hard to make a point and can't even spell correctly when there is autocorrect
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Zelensky ties attack timing to US elections, urges air defense help
Zelensky said the timing of the barrage on US election day was a deliberate signal from Russia and appealed for more Western help defending Ukrainian skies.
“It is very telling that all of this is happening on the day of the US congressional elections. The Russians believe that America will not notice this signal from them. But such terror must be noticed and stopped.”
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# CNN # News At least 31 dead after Russia drops nine bombs on a Ukrainian school building
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Russia launches massive barrage on Ukraine's energy grid — Hours after the school strike, Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles at energy infrastructure, including three drones aimed at a substation critical to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant; Ukraine notified the IAEA.
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UN monitoring mission says strike may violate humanitarian law
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said the attack hit as civilians gathered for a well-publicized aid distribution, raising the possibility Russian forces knew or failed to check who was present.
“Either the Russian armed forces knew that there was a humanitarian distribution taking place, or they failed to take the most basic steps to find out what was happening in this village they were planning to attack.”
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Death toll rises to 33 with 50 still unaccounted for
Zelensky confirmed the updated toll and called it one of the deadliest attacks of the war; local governor Mykhailo Semikin said the concrete shelter collapsed under the force of the bombs and a fire broke out.
“one of the deadliest attacks of this war…”
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Russia drops nine bombs on school shelter in Komyshuvakha
Russia bombed a reinforced, EU-funded basement in a former school building in Zaporizhzhia region being used as a shelter and humanitarian aid hub, killing at least 31 people in initial reports.
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Because the international criminal court is gutless and will never hold anybody to account
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Meta in general should be shut down…same with twitter. It’s just a misinformation machine full of bots. So sad
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He's talking about the Republicans such as Trump. You know, the guy who keeps whining that he didn't earn the Nobel Peace Prize for not stopping the war by sucking Putin's dick.
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It would be even better if they all move to a different planet. Any other planet would be fine.
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Intent matters. The US strike was incompetent and avoidable but ultimately it was a mistake. Russia are deliberately targeting civilians which to my mind is not ‘exactly the same’.