Occupiers attacked rescue workers operating at site of strike in Komyshuvakha: specialist equipment was damaged. PHOTOS
In the Zaporizhzhia district, Russian troops have attacked rescue workers carrying out emergency rescue operations.
This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, according to Censor.NET.
What is known
On the morning of 8 November, the enemy deliberately attacked emergency services personnel with a drone whilst they were carrying out emergency rescue operations at the site of an air strike on a shelter.
Fortunately, no personnel were injured. Specialised rescue equipment was damaged.
"The enemy is deliberately targeting those whose only weapon is saving lives. Despite constant shelling, targeted attacks and daily risks, emergency services personnel continue to carry out their duties, risking their own lives to save others!" – the State Emergency Service emphasised.
Damaged equipment
Russian strike on Komyshuvakha on 2 November
On 2 November 2026, Russian troops carried out a massive air strike on the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia district of Zaporizhzhia region. The strike hit a school which locals were using as a humanitarian hub and shelter. Humanitarian aid was distributed there every Monday to residents of Komyshuvakha and surrounding villages.
According to data 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.
During the second strike, people who were helping local residents were killed.
In particular, among the dead were:
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two State Emergency Service staff members – 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.
