This year's worst Russian ballistic missile barrage: of course the Russkies bombed a hospital too

In the early hours of the day of the American midterm elections, Russia attacked Ukraine with 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles. This year's heaviest strike on Ukrainian energy facilities caused power outages in ten regions, while a hospital was hit in Kharkiv and Dnipro was struck twice with missiles. At least 73 people were injured. According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Moscow deliberately timed the attack to coincide with America's election day.

While the consequences of the overnight attack are still being assessed, the death toll from the Russian air strike on an aid distribution point in Kostiantynivka has continued to rise. At least 29 deaths have now been confirmed in the attack on the aid station, which was operating out of a former school building, and another 48 people are still being searched for. Among the dead are four police officers and two emergency medical workers who had rushed to the scene to help. According to the UN's human rights mission in Ukraine, the attack likely violated international law, and this is sure to give Moscow a heart attack and make it swear never to do anything like this again — except, of course, every single time it still has ammunition left.

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