Russia bombs village – Zelensky speaks of “one of the biggest massacres” since the beginning of the war

One day after the deadly Russian attack on a village in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine fears more than 50 people are still under the rubble. "A single attack killed 33 people. Five people were rescued and more than 50 could still be trapped under the rubble," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday during a visit to Berlin.

The “horrific attack” was “one of the largest massacres committed by the Russians since the beginning of this war.”

The bombing took place on Monday in the village of Komyshuwacha in the Zaporizhia region, about 15 kilometers from the front. Zelensky said on Monday that the attacks had targeted a school that was being used for “humanitarian purposes.”

Air strikes during the distribution of relief supplies

“People received humanitarian aid there,” said Zelensky. Relief supplies were distributed there every Monday. The air strikes took place exactly at the moment when the first people arrived there. A second airstrike targeted a shelter where people had escaped to safety, Zelensky added.

Zelenskyj attended an international security conference in Berlin on Tuesday. He warned of a further strengthening of pro-Russian parties in Germany and Europe. Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, “would not have survived without Germany and other European countries,” Zelensky said in a speech at the conference. If countries like Germany and France were governed by pro-Kremlin parties, the question arises: “What will remain of the European security architecture?”