Rescuers search for people trapped in an underground shelter at a school used as a humanitarian aid hub following a Russian airstrike in the frontline town of Komyshuvakha. (Reuters pic)KYIV: The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, police said on Thursday, making it one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year.
Zaporizhzhia police said on the Telegram messaging app that up to 33 people remained buried beneath the rubble in the village of Komyshuvakha, and that rescue work and efforts to identify the bodies were continuing.
On Wednesday, Ivan Fedorov, co-head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council, had said 59 people were missing.
