Death toll from Russian strike on aid centre in Komyshuvakha rises to 53
The death toll from a Russian air strike on a school used as an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 53, the regional governor said on 6 November, five days after the attack.
The death toll from a Russian air strike on a school used as an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 53, the regional governor said on 6 November, five days after the attack.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast head Mykhailo Semikin said search and rescue teams were still working through the rubble on the fifth day. Fifty-three people are also listed as missing. A Kyiv Independent headline on 7 November put the toll at 55. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly 100 people may have been killed.
Russian aircraft struck the front-line settlement on 2 November with guided bombs, among them a FAB-3000, according to Ukrainian officials. The bombs hit a school building that was being used as an underground aid point, and further bombs hit a shelter nearby.
The attack is one of the deadliest single strikes on a civilian site in recent weeks. It came as Russia intensified its campaign against Ukrainian towns and infrastructure at the start of the winter heating season.
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Source: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Administration (6 Nov 2026); Kyiv Independent (7 Nov 2026); Vigil Consilium weekly brief (8 Nov 2026).