Volodymyr Zelensky: "Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian aerial attacks hit a school being used to distribute humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, then struck a nearby shelter, killing 18 people and wounding five, according to his account. He said the village, southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia, was hit while residents regularly received assistance there. The strikes occurred as a limited ceasefire expired Monday in the separate southern Kherson region; that arrangement had allowed aid deliveries and evacuations in Russian-occupied front-line areas. Zelensky called the attack evidence of Russia’s intentions and said it undercut hopes for peace. Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova separately announced further humanitarian operations in the front-line town of Oleshky and said rescued residents were receiving medical and other support.