Zelenskyy says Russian forces could not have been unaware that residents received aid at the bombed school every week
Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine, in a post on X
Zelenskyy calls the attack on Komyshuvakha utterly horrific. He says aerial bombs struck a school used for humanitarian aid, that a double-tap strike with nine more bombs targeted the shelter where people were taking cover, and that the Russians could not have been unaware that residents received aid there every week.
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Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on a school in Komyshuvakha where residents were receiving humanitarian aid, then struck a shelter where people had taken cover, and could not have been unaware that residents received aid there every week.
“The Russians could not have been unaware that every week, local residents who had remained in Komyshuvakha received humanitarian aid at that very location.”
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Ukraine says a Russian strike on a Komyshuvakha school used for aid killed at least 31; Moscow says it hit Ukrainian units
Ukrainian officials and UN monitors say Russian aerial bombs struck a school used to distribute aid in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia, on November 2, 2026, then a shelter, killing at least 31 people. Russia's Defence Ministry says it hit Ukrainian military units near the village.
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Zelenskyy writes that aerial bombs hit a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, where residents were receiving humanitarian aid, that nine more bombs then struck a shelter, and that 18 people had been reported killed at the time of the post. He says Russian forces could not have been unaware that residents received aid at that location every week and calls for a strong response from the world.
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Zelenskyy writes that a school used for humanitarian purposes was hit by aerial bombs and that nine more bombs then struck the shelter where people were taking cover. He reports 18 people killed at the time of the post.
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He writes that the attack is further proof that Russia wants no de-escalation and calls for a strong response from the world.
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The reference point is the November 2 strike on the Komyshuvakha school used for aid and the shelter beside it. Zelenskyy calls the attack utterly horrific and says Russian forces knew residents gathered there for aid, which condemns the strike.
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Read the full caseUN monitors say the Komyshuvakha attack seems to have violated the most fundamental principles of international humanitarian law
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“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. In either case, this attack seems to have violated the most fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.”Read statement
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“Civilians seeking support and first responders coming to the rescue must never be a target.”Read statement
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“Another barbaric and utterly cynical Russian attack. Russia's brutality knows no limits, and its contempt for human life is beyond any moral justification.”Read statement
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