Russian strike on Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region kills 37 people
The death toll from the Russian air attack on Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on 2 November has risen to 37. Search and rescue operations are still under way.
A Russian attack on 2 November on Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, has killed 37 people, and search and rescue work is continuing. The updated figure came from Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration. The strike took place during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
What is known about the attack
On 2 November, Russian forces hit a school in Komyshuvakha with aerial bombs while humanitarian aid was being handed out there. Semikin said the number of dead in Komyshuvakha had risen to 37.
Dog handlers and mine rescue workers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine are working at the site. The search and rescue operation has not been completed.
Earlier figures
At 11:00 on 3 November, Semikin had reported 31 dead, five wounded and almost 50 people missing. Besides civilians, the dead and wounded included police officers and rescuers.
Mourning
Mourning has been declared in the Zaporizhzhia region for the victims in Komyshuvakha on 3, 4 and 5 November.
