Ukraine war latest: Komyshuvakha search operation enters 5th day as death toll rises to 53

Russia’s aerial attack on the village of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has killed at least 53 people, with search and rescue operations continuing into their fifth day. The strike, which hit a school where residents had gathered for humanitarian aid, is the deadliest Russian attack on the oblast since the full-scale invasion began.

The governor said the final death toll has not been established. The article also reports that Ukraine returned 13 children from occupied territories, a reported overnight drone attack set a fire at a Russian oil refinery, and Ukrainian forces struck several Russian military sites. Separately, Ukraine’s ground drones completed a record 31,398 missions in October, according to the Defence Ministry.