Two bodies and human remains recovered from under rubble in Komyshuvakha
The bodies of another two people and remains of other bodies were recovered from under the rubble in the settlement of Komyshuvakha in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the 11th day after a Russian airstrike. Experts have so far identified 48 people killed in the attack.
Source: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Police
Quote: "After the last three days of fruitless searches, we have finally managed to find the bodies of two more people and incomplete remains of other victims."
Details: Investigators, forensic experts and State Emergency Service teams are working at the site of the bomb strikes. Police anti-drone teams are providing aerial cover.
Rescue teams from Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkiv oblasts have been brought in to assist with the search and rescue operation. Dog-handling teams from the State Emergency Service in Sumy, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk oblasts are also involved.
Meanwhile, experts from the centre for missing persons under special circumstances are identifying the bodies recovered from under the rubble. So far, the identities of 48 of those killed have been established.
Quote: "Police officers and rescue workers are doing everything possible to establish the fate of the remaining people who are currently considered missing and may be trapped under the rubble. They are also doing everything they can to ensure that families can finally give a dignified burial to all those whose lives were brutally cut short by the Russian occupying army."
Background:
- On 2 November, Russian forces launched a massive airstrike with guided bombs on a school in Komyshuvakha where humanitarian aid was being distributed. Civilians, four police officers and two rescue workers were among those killed.
- On 7 November, the number of bodies recovered from the rubble rose to 55. On the same day, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine revealed the names of the Russian pilots and the officer responsible for planning the war crime.
- On 8 November, the Russians deliberately struck State Emergency Service workers with a drone as they were clearing the rubble, damaging equipment.
- On 9 November, police reported that 30 of the 55 bodies found had been identified. Law enforcement officers said that another 19 people could still be trapped under the rubble of the destroyed building.
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