Ukrainian police said 42 bodies have been recovered from rubble after a Russian strike on the village of Komyshuvakha, and that the search for further victims is continuing. The figure was relayed by the Kyiv Independent on Telegram and X 12.
The final death toll has not been officially established, and no figure for the number of injured was given in the posts 12. Both posts carry the same wording and appear to rely on the same police statement, so the account rests on a single underlying source as relayed by one outlet.
The Kyiv Independent also reported that the strike is already among the deadliest single Russian attacks since the full-scale invasion began. That characterisation comes from the outlet; the posts available do not include a comparison or supporting data 12.
The details of the strike, including the weapon used and the exact time it occurred, were not given in the available material. Russia has not been quoted in the available material on the incident.
Other recent reports have referred to the same area, though the location is spelled differently in some of them. Reports dated 2 November described Russian aerial bomb strikes on an aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, that killed at least 26 people. Another report dated 3 November, placed in Kherson Oblast, described an attack on an aid distribution hub that reportedly killed 26. A further report on 4 November described an airstrike with a FAB-3000 bomb on Komyshuvakha. Whether these reports describe the same incident as the 42 deaths, or separate attacks, is not clear from the available material.