Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital
Summary
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 38 civilians and injured many others in the 24 hours before 3 November, according to Ukrainian officials. Strikes hit a humanitarian aid distribution site in Zaporizhzhia region, a hospice in Dnipro and a hospital in Kharkiv, while attacks on energy facilities disrupted water, heating and power services.Key Facts
- At least 33 people were reported killed in a glide-bomb attack on Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region; officials said more than 50 people might be trapped under rubble.
- Residents were gathering for humanitarian aid when bombs hit the distribution site, located at a local school.
- Russia’s defence ministry said the attack targeted Ukrainian military units and killed 25 servicemen; the article reported no credible evidence that the site was used by the military.
- A missile destroyed a hospice in Dnipro, where nearly 50 terminally ill patients were moved to other facilities.
- A separate strike in Dnipro killed two people and wounded 18, while strikes in Donetsk region killed five.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 73 people were wounded in an attack on a hospital in Kharkiv, most of them elderly patients.
- Attacks on energy infrastructure in nine regions affected water and heating; Kyiv’s water supply was cut off and the city’s metro network was suspended.
- The UN human rights monitoring mission said the attack on the aid distribution site seemed to violate fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.
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