Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre in Komyshuvakha rises to 43
President Zelensky said on Thursday 5 November that 43 people had been killed when Russian bombs hit an aid distribution point in a school in Zaporizhzhia region on Monday. Police said up to 33 more may still be under the rubble.
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The number of people killed by a Russian strike on a humanitarian aid point in the village of Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region, has risen to 43, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday 5 November. Ukraine's national police had reported 42 bodies recovered earlier that day, and said as many as 33 more people might still be trapped under the rubble.
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- Detroit News Reuters Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid center, officials say detroitnews.com
- Ukrinform Death toll from airstrike on Komyshuvakha rises to 42, search operations continue ukrinform.net
- Interfax-Ukraine Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha school rises to 43 en.interfax.com.ua
- Ukrainska Pravda Bodies of 43 people recovered from rubble of school destroyed by Russian strike in Komyshuvakha pravda.com.ua
- Ukrainska Pravda Komyshuvakha strike: death toll in Zaporizhzhia Oblast rises to 33 pravda.com.ua
- Kyiv Independent Ukraine war latest (5 November 2026) kyivindependent.com
- Axios U.S., Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week, Witkoff says axios.com
- The Hill Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with US envoys ahead of trilateral talks thehill.com
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- Detroit News (Reuters): Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid center, officials say
- Ukrinform: Death toll from airstrike on Komyshuvakha rises to 42, search operations continue
- Interfax-Ukraine: Death toll from Russian strike on Komyshuvakha school rises to 43
- Ukrainska Pravda: Bodies of 43 people recovered from rubble of school destroyed by Russian strike in Komyshuvakha
- Ukrainska Pravda: Komyshuvakha strike: death toll in Zaporizhzhia Oblast rises to 33
- Kyiv Independent: Ukraine war latest (5 November 2026)
- Axios: U.S., Russia and Ukraine to resume peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week, Witkoff says
- The Hill: Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with US envoys ahead of trilateral talks
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