Death toll from Russian attack on Komyshuvakha rises to 37 as search operation enters 3rd day

A Russian airstrike on Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast killed at least 40 people, according to local officials on 4 November, with rescue teams still searching the ruins on the third day. The attack struck a school used to distribute humanitarian aid, underscoring the danger to civilians and emergency workers in a front-line settlement.

Russian forces attacked the village with aerial bombs on 2 November, including a FAB-3000 carrying more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives and capable of a blast radius of up to 250 metres. President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 30 people might still be trapped and some victims had not been identified; two 44-year-old rescue workers were among the dead. The school was damaged, while a gymnasium, outbuilding and fire engine were destroyed.