Russian bombs kill 26 at Zaporizhzhia humanitarian aid center
- At least 26 people were killed in a Russian aerial bomb attack on a school in Komyshuvakha.
- The school was being used as a humanitarian aid distribution center for local residents.
- Russian forces launched a second strike on a shelter, killing two rescue workers and four police officers.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as an exceptionally horrific strike.
Russian aerial bomb attacks killed at least 24 people according to the Kyiv Independent, while the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported at least 26 deaths. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine confirmed the death toll following the morning strike.
The initial Russian strike targeted a school that was a humanitarian aid distribution center.
Nine bombs struck the school shelter, according to reports. LIGA.net reported that Russian guided bombs hit the civilian shelter, killing dozens of people.
This attack follows recent military activity in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian forces advanced near two villages in the oblast on October 28. The strike occurred days after a truce in Oleshky.
Double-tap strike targets rescue workers and police
The State Emergency Service reported that rescue workers and police were on the scene when the threat of a subsequent strike occurred. They took shelter, but Russian forces struck the site again.
Two rescue workers and four police officers died in the attack. Five other people, including two rescue workers, sustained injuries.
The rescue workers killed were 44-year-old Denys Konovalenko and 44-year-old Oleksii Sushchevskyi. Konovalenko served in the civil protection service for nearly 12 years. Sushchevskyi worked in Zaporizhzhia fire and rescue units since 2013.
Zelensky condemns exceptionally horrific strike
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces dropped nine additional aerial bombs on a shelter where civilians sought refuge. He described the event as an "exceptionally horrific strike".
Zelensky stated the attack demonstrates that Russia does not intend to de-escalate the situation. He asserted that Russian forces knew local residents regularly received humanitarian aid at the school site.
Destruction of school and emergency equipment
The school building also sustained damage in the attack.
Russian forces frequently use guided aerial bombs known as KABs to hit targets from outside the range of air defense systems. These weapons are fitted with wing kits to strike from long distances.
Komyshuvakha designated as front-line settlement
The Zaporizhzhia Investigation Center designated Komyshuvakha a front-line settlement in November 2025. The town sits roughly 20 kilometers from the front line.
It has faced frequent Russian guided aerial bomb strikes since that designation.
Recent escalation of attacks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
On October 29, 2026, Russian forces launched 849 attacks that damaged houses and infrastructure.
A Russian jet drone strike on a Dnipro railway platform killed 14 people on a train headed to Zaporizhzhia that same day. Also on October 29, a man died and public transport in Zaporizhzhia was attacked twice.
A 71-year-old woman died when a drone struck a community bus in the oblast. On October 30, 2026, Russian forces distributed textbooks presenting a Russian version of regional history in temporarily occupied territories.
Russian forces launched 935 attacks on October 31, 2026, which resulted in one death and two injuries.
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