Ukraine's Zelenskyy: Russian bombing kills 18 in southeastern Zaporizhzhia region
- On Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, Russian forces bombed the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, killing 18 people and injuring five, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported. The attack destroyed a school used for humanitarian aid.
- This bombardment occurred shortly after a limited ceasefire in the Kherson region expired on Sunday, when Russia refused to extend the humanitarian aid agreement that had allowed evacuations from Russian-occupied territory.
- Zelenskyy reported a 'double-tap' tactic: "After the first air strike, there was a repeat strike with nine more bombs, directly on the shelter where people were gathered." Local authorities reported 27 people remain missing.
- Emergency services are working at the scene to recover survivors trapped beneath rubble, as Zelenskyy denounced the attack as "utterly horrific," stating Russia "is counting on further killings" rather than seeking de-escalation.
- Reciprocal cyberattacks between Kyiv and Moscow, alongside renewed strikes in the Odesa region, signal a hardening of hostilities following the collapse of humanitarian efforts between Ukraine and Russia.
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The strikes took place on 2 November while the humanitarian operation in Olechky, another Ukrainian village caught between two fires on the front line, gave hope for a lasting truce with Russia.
The village center was strewn with three-ton bombs, and the shelter was eventually demolished. Rescue efforts are underway, but based on the pictures, there is hardly anything left of the building.
The village of Komychouvakha, in the Zaporijia region, was bombed several times on Monday by the Russian army, killing at least 18 people according to Kiev. The Ukrainian president denounces an attack on a school where people came to seek humanitarian aid. - War in Ukraine: 18 dead after Russian strikes in a village in the south-east of the country (International).
Russia carried out several deadly airstrikes on a small town in the Zaporizhia region on Monday, according to Ukraine's president. Additional deaths are being reported from several areas in Ukraine.
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