Ukraine Releases Bodycam Video of Russian Double-Tap Strike That Killed at Least 40 at an Aid Point and Shelter

Ukrainian police released bodycam video they say shows the moments between two Russian bomb strikes that killed at least 40 people at a humanitarian aid point and an underground shelter in the village of Kamyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on Monday, the BBC reported.

The footage, from a camera worn by a police officer who was killed, shows residents being directed into a shelter at least two floors underground after the first strike. A radio voice warns of more glide bombs. Soon after, a blast is heard and flames appear as the shelter is hit. BBC Verify confirmed the video was filmed at the same location as aftermath footage released by Ukraine's emergency service.

Zelensky's account

"First, they hit people who came to receive humanitarian aid, and then rescuers and police officers who arrived at the scene," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine said nine glide bombs, some weighing 3,000 kg, struck near a school being used to distribute aid. Zelensky said more than 30 people may still be under rubble as searches continued for a third day, and complained of "very little reaction from the world."

Talks

Zelensky said he spoke for 90 minutes with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ahead of trilateral talks among Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. on Nov. 10-11 in Abu Dhabi. Talks were suspended in February, and Moscow has since stepped up attacks as Kyiv has nearly run out of Western-supplied interceptors, the BBC reported. Analysts expect no major breakthrough.

What is still unknown

Russia's response to the allegation and the final death toll were not reported.

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