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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Attacking UN Aid Convoy Bound for Civilians

On October 14, Russian forces struck a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs convoy in Kherson's Bilozersk community, targeting clearly marked aid vehicles.
Amid repeated strikes on aid groups, attacks include a drone strike on a Norwegian People's Aid base, a Zaporizhzhia warehouse hit causing $3,000,000 in damage, and a September 4 strike injuring Eight and killing two in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Four World Food Program -marked trucks carried aid; one truck burned, another was seriously damaged, and two escaped the drones and artillery strike near Bilozerka, Oleksandr Prokudin said.
Regional authorities reported the strike destroyed and damaged several vehicles carrying aid, disrupting deliveries to civilians in the Kherson region, and officials said there were no casualties reported.
Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on Telegram that Russian forces attacked several tons of humanitarian aid, including World Food Program trucks, near Bilozerka, highlighting risks to aid convoys.

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