Zelenskyy reports 18 killed in Komyshuvakha strike

A Russian airstrike sequence struck Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region in early November 2026, hitting a school that served as a humanitarian aid point and then a nearby shelter. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first strike was followed by a double-tap with nine more bombs aimed at people who had taken cover, and that 18 people were killed and five injured. Governor Mykhailo Semikin said victims included a police officer and two rescuers. Emergency services released footage of the rubble and rescue effort. Reports diverge on casualties. Zelenskyy's toll of 18 is used by multiple outlets; others, including Reuters-sourced pieces, reported at least 24 killed and an official update of 27 missing. Zelenskyy stated the Russians could not have been unaware that remaining residents received weekly aid at that location and called the attack further proof Russia wants no de-escalation and no real justice. He said Russia is counting on more killings and that the world must respond. The strike followed the end of a limited Kherson-region ceasefire tied to an Oleshky evacuation; accounts differ on whether that truce began October 27 or mid-week, and one outlet said it was brokered by Melania Trump. Russia had not commented in the available coverage.