Defence Intelligence has identified Russian military personnel who carried out air strike on secondary school in Komyshuvakha
The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has identified Russian military personnel involved in a war crime in Komyshuvaha, Zaporizhzhia region.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the press centre of the Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence.
As noted, at least 53 people were killed as a result of a targeted air strike on a local school, where humanitarian aid was being provided to civilians, whilst more than fifty others are still missing.
Details of the bloody attack
As a reminder, on 2 November 2026 at 09:45, two Russian guided aerial bombs struck the "Dzherelo" secondary school in Komyshuvakha, destroying the sports hall and a service building. An hour later, the occupiers dropped another FAB-3000 on the gymnasium’s underground premises, where a shelter and refuge for local residents were located.
As a result of the heavy aerial bomb explosion, people were trapped under the rubble. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing. Some of the bodies recovered have not yet been identified. DNA samples have been taken from the relatives of those missing in action to identify the deceased. According to preliminary estimates, the bodies of around 30 more victims may still lie beneath the rubble.
According to military intelligence, the strike on Komyshuvakha was planned by Colonel Fedir Volodymyrovych Zubakov, head of the fire support group at the headquarters of the ‘Dnipro’ military group of the Russian occupying army. Four Su-34 aircraft were deployed to carry out this war crime.
In particular, the following tactical aviation group was involved in the bombing of the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on 2 November 2026: No. 5 of the Special Combat Group of the General Staff’s Reserve Aviation Group of the Russian Federation Armed Forces, formed on the basis of the 11th Mixed Aviation Regiment (military unit 77978) of the 4th Mixed Aviation Division and the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 1st Mixed Aviation Division of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Russian Federation Armed Forces.
Identities of war criminals
Ukrainian military intelligence has identified the Russian pilots who carried out these drops:
- Captain Serhiy Oleksandrovych Yeliseyev;
- Captain Dmitry Andriyovych Zverev;
- Senior Lieutenant Rodion Sergeyevich Plotnikov;
- Senior Lieutenant Mykyta Viktorovych Ignatyev;
- Senior Lieutenant Maksym Viktorovych Sokolenko;
- Lieutenant Vadim Olegovich Perekhrext.
The crew of another Russian aircraft is currently being identified.
"The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine reminds everyone that there will be just retribution for every war crime committed against the Ukrainian people," the statement reads.
