Nineteen people still may be under rubble in Komyshuvakha, police identify 30 killed
Police officers have identified 30 of the 55 people killed in a Russian air strike on Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, while up to 19 people may still be under the rubble.
Source: National Police of Ukraine
Details: Officers from the Search Centre for Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances have established the identities of 30 of those killed. Identification is ongoing.
Quote: "Up to 19 people may still be under the rubble.
Emergency rescue operations are being halted by Russian drones, which are constantly attacking law enforcement personnel and equipment involved."
Details: Police noted that anti-drone units are providing covering fire for the search location. Emergency rescue operations are continuing.
Previously: As of 8 November, Mykhailo Semikin, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, reported 55 killed, 29 of whom had been identified. A further 45 people were listed as missing. Semikin said that some of them could be among those whose bodies had already been recovered.
On the same day, a Russian drone attacked State Emergency Service workers carrying out search and rescue operations. Rescue equipment was damaged.
Background:
- On 2 November, Russian forces bombed a school used to distribute humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha.
- Police officers and rescue workers are among those killed in the strike.
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