At least 40 people were killed when Russia bombed a school in southeastern Ukraine, while Kyiv dismissed senior security officials amid a corruption probe. Independent Clash Report
Russian forces dropped nine glide bombs on the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on Monday. The strike hit a school building used as a humanitarian aid distribution center. One bomb was a three-ton FAB-3000 containing more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives with a blast radius of up to 250 meters. The death toll rose to 40 on Wednesday as search-and-rescue operations entered a third day. Kyiv Independent
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack first hit people receiving aid, then first responders and police. "They first struck people who had come to receive humanitarian aid, and then first responders and police officers who arrived at the scene," he said. "Unfortunately, there has been very little reaction from the world to this insane attack. But it, like thousands upon thousands of other war crimes Russia has committed against Ukraine and Ukrainians, demands a strong response," he said. More than 30 people may still be trapped under the rubble, and some bodies have not yet been identified, he said. Independent Kyiv Independent
On the same day, Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU, dismissed two senior officials. Police suspended implicated officers after anti-corruption agencies alleged that bribes protected scam call centers and other illegal businesses. Clash Report
Bodycam footage released by Ukraine shows a police officer directing residents into an underground shelter before a second explosion hits the building. The officer was later killed in the attack. Rescue efforts have continued despite interruptions by Russian drones. Euronews Al Jazeera
