Russian drone hits rescuers at strike site in southern Ukraine

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A Russian drone struck emergency workers on rescue missions in southern Ukraine on Sunday, damaging specialized equipment but causing no injuries, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. The strike targeted a former school and nearby shelter in Komyshuvakha that had been hit by Russian guided bombs earlier. The same location was attacked Monday, killing at least 55 people near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, with 45 people still missing as of Sunday afternoon. Ukraine has accused Russia of conducting repeated strikes on the same site to target emergency crews responding to the initial attack. The attack follows a farewell ceremony for six police officers killed in previous strikes on Komyshuvakha, and President Volodymyr Zelensky called the incident "absolute cynicism and brutality." Russian strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region have left over 600,000 people without power, and the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is relying on backup diesel generators after losing its external power supply.


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