Zelensky said it was one of the most severe attacks of the war when the Russians bombed a aid center on Monday

A Russian airstrike on a school in southeastern Ukraine resulted in at least 40 confirmed deaths and over 30 missing individuals. The building was being used as a shelter and humanitarian aid distribution center. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as one of the deadliest of the war. The bombing caused significant destruction, complicating rescue efforts that continued days later. Victims were in a reinforced basement designed to withstand attacks, but the force of the bombs caused a collapse and fire. The UN human rights mission noted the attack coincided with civilians gathering for aid distribution, raising concerns about potential violations of international humanitarian law.