In Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, the death toll from the Russian airstrike on November 2 has risen to 53. Rescuers are clearing the rubble of a destroyed underground school, which local residents used as a shelter and humanitarian aid distribution point, for the fifth day.
Updated data was reported on November 6 by acting head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Mykhailo Semikin.
"Already 53 dead as a result of the Russian strike on Komyshuvakha on November 2," the regional head noted.
According to Semikin, search and rescue operations at the site of the tragedy do not stop. He expressed condolences to the families of the victims and thanked rescuers for their work.
According to the State Emergency Service, about 50 people are still considered missing. Therefore, the final number of victims of the Russian attack remains unknown.
Recall that on the morning of November 2, Russian troops carried out a series of airstrikes on the settlement of Komyshuvakha. One of the targets was the building of a local school, where humanitarian aid distribution to the population was organized that day.
According to Ukrainian military and regional administration, bombs initially hit the school grounds. After that, Russian troops launched a second strike, in particular using a heavy FAB-3000 aerial bomb directly on the underground shelter where people were.
Meanwhile, media are circulating a fragment of a September speech by Zaporizhzhia political scientist Roman Piatyhorets, who claimed that representatives of local authorities and drone operators were allegedly in the underground school in Komyshuvakha. These claims are not officially confirmed, and the full recording of the relevant broadcast of "5th Edition" is currently unavailable on YouTube. Earlier, the Institute of Mass Information reported that Russian propaganda is spreading false statements about the alleged presence of military personnel in this school, trying to justify the strike on a civilian object.
The powerful explosion caused the collapse of concrete structures. Local residents who came for help or tried to escape the shelling were trapped under the rubble.
Among the dead are also emergency services workers. Earlier, the deaths of two rescuers and four police officers were confirmed.
The search operation is complicated by the consequences of large-scale destruction, as well as the constant threat of new Russian strikes.
As of November 4, 40 dead were reported. The next day the number rose to 43, and as of November 6, 53 victims have been officially confirmed.
Rescuers continue searching for missing people. Specialists are also carrying out identification procedures for the dead, including through DNA testing.
Based on materials: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform, Censor.net.
