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Military intelligence identifies Russian soldiers involved in deadly Komyshuvakha aid center strike

Published by The Kyiv Independent · Ukraine 9 h ago
Firefighters stand next to twisted metal extracted from the rubble after a Russian airstrike on an underground school serving as a humanitarian point in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on November 6, 2026.
Firefighters stand next to twisted metal extracted from the rubble after a Russian airstrike on an underground school serving as a humanitarian point in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, on November 6, 2026. · The Kyiv Independent

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Four Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were involved in the operation, according to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR).

Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) has identified Russian military personnel allegedly involved in a Nov. 2 airstrike on a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where civilians were receiving humanitarian aid, HUR said on Nov. 7.

At least 55 people were killed in the attack, while more than 50 others remain missing, according to local authorities. Search and rescue operations at the site have continued for six days, with the final death toll yet to be established.

Russian forces struck the front-line village several times on Nov. 2, initially hitting an underground school where local residents had gathered to receive humanitarian aid. One of the bombs was a 3-ton FAB-3000, containing more than 1,000 kilograms of explosives.

HUR identified Cl. Fedor Zubakov, head of the fire-strike planning group at the headquarters of Russia's Dnepr Group of Forces, as the officer who planned the…

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