Ukraine's national police released bodycam footage on Wednesday showing the moments between two powerful Russian bomb strikes that killed at least 40 people at an aid centre and a shelter. The footage, captured by a killed police officer, shows residents of the southern village of Kamyshuvakha fleeing to an underground shelter after an initial attack on Monday.
The recording shows residents of the Zaporizhzhia region village staring at the rubble and severely damaged buildings following the first strike. A military official’s voice is heard on a two-way radio warning police on the ground that more glide bombs were being launched toward Kamyshuvakha. One of the police officers is heard telling residents, "Quickly [go] to the shelter!" as they walk into a structure at least two floors underground. Seconds later, the shelter is hit and the recording stops.
Ukraine stated that nine gliding bombs, some weighing 3,000kg, hit the village while people had gathered to receive humanitarian aid. The shelter was located near a local school used for distributing aid. BBC Verify confirmed the video was filmed in the same location as footage released by the Ukrainian state emergencies service (DSNS) showing the aftermath of Monday's attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on Wednesday that "nine aerial bombs were dropped by the Russians," adding that "First, they hit people who came to receive humanitarian aid, and then rescuers and police officers who arrived at the scene." Zelensky described the event as one of "thousands" of war crimes committed by Russia and noted that "unfortunately, there has been very little reaction from the world to this insane attack."
Zelensky said that more than 30 people may still be under the rubble as a search operation continued for the third day. The DSNS previously posted a video showing a large crater left by the attack. The Russian military has not publicly commented.
