Strike on Komyshuvaha: death toll rises to 55. VIDEO
Search operations are continuing in the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia district. Over the past 24 hours, rescue workers have located and recovered the bodies and remains of a further nine people from under the rubble.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
As of the morning of 7 November, the death toll from the Russian air strike on the village on 2 November had risen to 55 people.
"Despite the difficult conditions and the constant threat of further enemy strikes, rescuers and dog handlers from the State Emergency Service are continuing to clear the rubble and search the area for the bodies of the deceased,"the State Emergency Service stated.
Russian strike on Komyshuvakha on 2 November
On 2 November 2026, Russian forces launched a massive air strike on the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia district of Zaporizhzhia region. A school, which locals were using as a humanitarian hub and shelter, was hit. Humanitarian aid was distributed there every Monday to residents of Komyshuvakha and surrounding villages.
According to reports available as of 4 November, at least 40 people were killed, with a further 59 still missing.
People who were helping local residents were killed during the second strike.
In particular, among the dead were:
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two employees of the State Emergency Service – Denys Konovalenko and Oleksiy Suschevskyi;
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four police officers – Mykhailo Buzhenko, Mykola Balanda, Mykhailo Romanov and Dmytro Besedin.
Staff from the humanitarian headquarters were also killed, including those organising the distribution of food parcels and bread.
