Ukraine war briefing: race to free dozens trapped under rubble of Russian strikes on aid hub
Thirty-three people were killed and more than 50 remain trapped under rubble after Russian strikes on a Ukrainian village aid distribution center, President Zelenskyy reported Tuesday.
The strikes hit a former school building in the frontline village of Komyshuvakha that Ukraine said was being used to distribute aid. The attack occurred after a ceasefire had held for several days in the Kherson region, allowing for a rare humanitarian mission. Rescue operations were ongoing as emergency responders worked through the rubble.
Widespread Energy Attacks
Russia bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure in waves on Tuesday, knocking out power to swathes of the country with dozens of missiles and hundreds of drones. The attacks came a week before US-brokered peace talks were due to resume.
Zelenskyy reported Russia had launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles overnight, hitting power plants and substations from Odesa in the south to Rivne in the west. Ukraine's largest private generating company, DTEK, confirmed three of its five thermal power plants had been knocked offline.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko described the power situation in the city as 'extremely difficult' on his Telegram channel.
International Response
Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic announced they will refuse to play Russia at next year's men's Ice Hockey World Championship in Germany due to safety concerns and geopolitical tensions. Their decision came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled to allow Russia to compete again, overturning the IIHF's exclusion decision following the 2022 invasion.
German prosecutors arrested a Turkish national in connection with a fire at a Polish Starlink station in September, three weeks after two other Turkish suspects were detained. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had called the fire an 'act of hybrid warfare'.
Internal Investigations
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation opened a probe into reports that alleged army deserters had been held against their will in the Kyiv region, following social media reports and videos showing angry crowds outside a house where clashes had erupted.
Management at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reported a Ukrainian drone killed two people in a car, including a female employee, calling it 'targeted terrorism.' The employee was the third killed in two weeks and the 13th since April. Ukraine did not comment on the incident.
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