Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid centre kills at least 26, Kyiv says

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says attack on aid hub was ‘vile’ and shows Russia does not want to de-escalate

Russia on Monday bombed an aid distribution centre and neighbouring shelter in southern Ukraine, killing at least 26 people, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s emergency services said.

Emergency services said two members of a rescue crew and four police officers were among the dead in the village ⁠of Komyshuvakha, in south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region. Five people were being treated in hospital, including two rescue workers.

Zelenskyy, in his nightly video address, said Russian forces initially dropped bombs on a school in the village that was used as a shelter and for ⁠distributing humanitarian assistance.