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Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre reaches 42, police say

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The death toll from a Russian bombing at an aid distribution center in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region has reached 42, according to police reports on November 5. The strike occurred on Monday in the village of Komyshuvakha and left up to 33 people still buried under rubble as rescue operations continue. Bodycam footage verified by Reuters shows a second Russian attack hitting a shelter where residents were taking cover after receiving a radio warning, indicating the severity of civilian casualties.

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As of November 5, 2026, 42 people have been killed and five injured after Russian forces bombed a school being used as an aid distribution center in the village of Komyshuvakha, located in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. The attack occurred on Monday, November 2, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemning it as "utterly horrific." According to local authorities, more than 30 people may still be trapped under the rubble, and rescue operations are ongoing for a third day. The village had been receiving humanitarian aid weekly, raising concerns about deliberate targeting of civilians.

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The death toll from a Russian bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 42, police said on Thursday, making it one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year.

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Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre reaches 42, police say · assertive framing

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Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre reaches 42, police say KYIV, Nov 5 - asserted

police → reach → 42

it → rise → civilians

Zaporizhzhia police said on the Telegram messaging app that up to 33 people remained buried beneath the rubble in the village of Komyshuvakha, and that rescue work and efforts to identify the bodies were continuing. asserted

work → say → bodies

On Wednesday, Ivan Fedorov, co-head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Defense Council, had said 59 people were missing. asserted

people → say → Council

Bodycam footage from one of the police officers killed, which Reuters verified, showed the moments before a second Russian strike hit, destroying a shelter where residents were hiding after a radio warning. asserted

residents → kill → warning

Ukraine's national police said the strikes included a 3-ton FAB glide bomb, a weapon that defence intelligence websites say carries around 1.4 tons of explosives. asserted

websites → say → explosives

Russia's Defence Ministry said the attack targeted Ukrainian military units around Komyshuvakha and two other settlements, and that up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen were killed. asserted

servicemen → say → Komyshuvakha

Moscow and Kyiv both deny deliberately targeting civilians. asserted

Moscow → deny → civilians

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