Day seven since strike on Komyshuvaha: bodies of 55 people found, 29 identified, 45 more listed as missing. PHOTOS
Search and rescue operations in Komyshuvaha, Zaporizhzhia region, are in their seventh day following the Russian strike on November 2.
Mykhailo Semikin, head of the regional military administration, provided an update on the situation at the strike site, Censor.NET reports.
What we know
So far:
- The bodies of 55 people have been recovered from the rubble.
- Twenty-nine of the victims have been identified.
- Another 45 people are listed as missing. Some are likely among those whose bodies have already been found.
Continual enemy drone attacks are hampering the operation, the update said. The danger periodically forces rescuers to suspend the search.
It is still unclear when the operation will end.
"The most important thing now is to find everyone, identify those who were killed, and give families answers about what happened to their loved ones. At the same time, we must protect the lives of the rescuers working at the scene. My heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone who has lost family members and to those who are still waiting for news of their loved ones," Semikin added.
Search and rescue operations
Russian strike on Komyshuvaha on November 2
On November 2, 2026, Russian forces launched a large-scale airstrike on the settlement of Komyshuvaha in Zaporizhzhia district, Zaporizhzhia region. The strike hit a school that local residents used as a humanitarian aid hub and shelter. Humanitarian aid was distributed there every Monday to residents of Komyshuvaha and surrounding villages.
As of the morning of November 7, the death toll from the November 2 Russian airstrike on the settlement had risen to 55.
People who were helping local residents were killed in a follow-up strike.
Those killed included:
- Two State Emergency Service personnel, Denys Konovalenko and Oleksii Sushchevskyi.
- Four police officers, Mykhailo Buzhenko, Mykola Balanda, Mykhailo Romanov and Dmytro Biesiedin.
Humanitarian aid center staff were also killed, including people who organized the distribution of food packages and bread.
