In the settlement of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia region, hit by Russian aerial bombs, 59 people are still missing according to Ivan Fedorov; preliminary estimates suggest that 38 of them could still be under the rubble. This was stated by Fedorov, co-chair of the Defence Council of Zaporizhzhia region, on Wednesday, 4 November, in his Telegram channel, as reported by the news agency Ukrinform. Some of the missing are likely to be identified among the dead already recovered, Fedorov said.
As of Wednesday morning, according to his statement, the bodies of 31 killed people had been recovered from the rubble, and the identity of 12 people has so far been established, according to Fedorov. The search for people trapped under the rubble continues.
On 2 November, according to the authorities, Russian forces attacked the settlement’s underground school, which was being used as a “point of invincibility”, with aerial bombs while humanitarian aid was being distributed there. According to Fedorov, there were at least nine strikes: first guided FAB-500 bombs, then three-tonne FAB-3000. According to President Zelensky and the authorities, 33 deaths are known. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky had spoken on 3 November of 33 dead and more than 50 possibly trapped under the rubble, as NV reports.
Earlier coverage: Air strike on Komyshuvakha: 31 dead, nearly 50 missing
