Ukrainian officials said dozens of people were killed in a Russian attack that hit a grocery store in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, with emergency crews scrambling through the debris in search of more casualties.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a social media post that at least 47 people were killed in the attack, which came as he met with European leaders in the Spanish city of Granada on October 5 for a summit where he is stepping up efforts to secure more military aid for Ukraine in its fight to repel Russia's unprovoked invasion amid signs in some allies of donor fatigue as the war nears its 20th month.
"A brutal Russian crime...a missile strike on an ordinary grocery store, an absolutely deliberate terrorist attack," Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram.
Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Synehubov put the number of dead so far at 49, adding that "rescuers continue to work at the site," where there is also a cafe.
It was not immediately clear if the attack was carried out with a missile or a drone, or whether it was the result of shelling.
Source: Radio Free Europe