# Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha rises to 53 as search operation enters 5th day

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/death-toll-from-russian-strike-on-komyshuvakha-rises-to-53-as-search-operation-enters-5th-day/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:52:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:40:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/death-toll-from-russian-strike-on-komyshuvakha-rises-to-53-as-search-operation-enters-5th-day/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- The death toll from the Komyshuvakha strike has reached 53.
- Search and rescue operations are in their fifth day.
- The final number of people killed has not been established.

## Summary

The death toll from Russia’s aerial attack on Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast has risen to 53, as search and rescue teams continue their work on the fifth day. The strike is the deadliest Russian attack in the region since the full-scale invasion began, and the final toll has not yet been confirmed.

Russian forces hit the front-line village several times on 2 November, first striking a school where residents had gathered to receive humanitarian aid. One bomb was a three-tonne FAB-3000 carrying more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives; President Volodymyr Zelensky said nine further bombs were dropped on a shelter where civilians and rescuers had taken refuge. Two rescue workers and a military medic were among those killed. Komyshuvakha had about 5,000 residents before the invasion, and its remaining children were evacuated in June as security worsened.

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