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In the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, rescuers have recovered 53 bodies from the rubble of a subterranean school that was destroyed by Russian forces on Monday. The school, located in the town of Komyshuvakha, was hit by nine airstrikes. Ukrainian Emergency Service spokesperson Yulia Barisheva told Ukrinform that rescue teams are still searching for approximately 50 more people among the debris, suggesting that the final death toll could exceed one hundred. Barisheva added that personnel and canine units from other regions have been deployed to Komyshuvakha because of the scale of the operation. Ongoing dust from the Monday bombings hampers the work, and teams are moving through the area in armored vehicles due to continuous Russian fire. The persistence of attacks forces periodic pauses in rescue operations. The underground school was originally built to remain operational during hostilities, but it was not designed to withstand the power and quantity of explosives used in the attack. Some of the air-dropped bombs carried nearly 1.5 tonnes of explosive, a type of weapon typically employed to destroy fortified concrete structures. The facility also served as a distribution point for humanitarian aid and an anti-aircraft shelter. At the time of the strike, many residents were inside the school seeking food or shelter from Russian fire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed regret on Thursday during his speech at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, noting that the attack, which could be the most lethal Russian strike on civilians in the war, had not elicited a stronger international response. Article source: El Nuevo Diario | Image credit: El Nuevo Diario
In the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia, rescuers have recovered 53 bodies from the rubble of a subterranean school that was destroyed by Russian forces on Monday. The school, located in the town of Komyshuvakha, was hit by nine airstrikes. Ukrainian Emergency Service spokesperson Yulia Barisheva told Ukrinform that rescue teams are still searching for approximately 50 more people among the debris, suggesting that the final death toll could exceed one hundred. Barisheva added that personnel and canine units from other regions have been deployed to Komyshuvakha because of the scale of the operation. Ongoing dust from the Monday bombings hampers the work, and teams are moving through the area in armored vehicles due to continuous Russian fire. The persistence of attacks forces periodic pauses in rescue operations. The underground school was originally built to remain operational during hostilities, but it was not designed to withstand the power and quantity of explosives used in the attack. Some of the air-dropped bombs carried nearly 1.5 tonnes of explosive, a type of weapon typically employed to destroy fortified concrete structures. The facility also served as a distribution point for humanitarian aid and an anti-aircraft shelter. At the time of the strike, many residents were inside the school seeking food or shelter from Russian fire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed regret on Thursday during his speech at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid, noting that the attack, which could be the most lethal Russian strike on civilians in the war, had not elicited a stronger international response.
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