The acting governor of the Zaporizhya region in southeastern Ukraine said on Friday that the death toll from a Russian bombing that targeted an aid distribution point last Monday had risen to 53 people, making it one of the bloodiest strikes on civilians this year. In a related development, the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Energy announced that Russian attacks on energy infrastructure caused new power outages, overnight and Friday morning, in seven regions, including the capital, Kiev. This comes as search and rescue work continues at the site of the Russian bombing.
Published on: 06/11/2026 - 11:30 Last updated: 06/11/2026 - 11:35
The acting governor of the Zaporizhya region in southeastern Ukraine announced on Friday that the death toll from the Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in the region, on Monday, had risen to 53 people, making it one of the bloodiest strikes on civilians this year.
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In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Governor Mykhailo Semykin said search and rescue operations at the site of the attack in the village of Kumichovakha had entered their fifth day.
The Ukrainian Emergency Service said earlier that the death toll had reached 50 people, and that search and rescue work was continuing despite the difficult conditions and the constant threat of repeated Russian strikes.
New power outages in seven areas
In a related context, Artem Nekrasov, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine, said that the Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure in his country caused new power outages, during the night and Friday morning, in seven Ukrainian regions.
The affected regions are Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Zaporozhye, Kiev, Kharkiv and Chernihiv. “The situation is still very difficult in the capital region,” the Ukrainian official continued, adding that utility workers are still forced to impose restrictions on the network due to severe damage.
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