Russian Strike on Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid Site Kills at Least 29, Dozens Missing

By November 4, 2026, the death toll from a Russian strike on a humanitarian aid distribution point in southern Ukraine had risen to at least 29, with 48 people still missing, according to Ukrainian officials and NPR reporting. The attack targeted a location where civilians had assembled to collect relief supplies, drawing international condemnation. In the same overnight wave, Russia launched 130 attack drones — including approximately 80 Shahed models — and six S-300 surface-to-air missiles from the Kursk region, as well as an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Rostov. The drones were launched from Kursk, Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Russian-occupied Crimea. The strikes caused widespread damage to power infrastructure, with energy facilities targeted across multiple regions, and hospitals were also hit, leaving scores of civilians wounded. President Zelensky confirmed the casualty figures and said dozens of people remained unaccounted for. The attacks came as Zelensky was in Berlin on November 3, meeting German Bundestag President Julia Klöckner to secure a commitment of €11.6 billion in German assistance for 2027, plus a dedicated winter support package including PAC-2, PAC-3 and IRIS-T air defence missiles. The Russian strikes intensified pressure on Ukraine's energy grid heading into winter, following a pattern of infrastructure targeting that began in autumn 2022.