Russian airstrikes kill 30 in KamyShevakha as village holds key supply route for Ukrainian forces

More than 30 people were killed and over 45 are missing after Russian airstrikes hit the Ukrainian village of KamyShevakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on November 2. The strike targeted a civilian humanitarian aid distribution point, an attack that cannot be justified by military necessity. KamyShevakha holds strategic military importance as part of the defensive and transport system on the approaches to Zaporizhzhia, located about 30 km southeast of the regional center. The village sits on a key route used for supplying Ukrainian frontline positions and is in the rear zone of both the Orikhiv and Stepnohirsk front sectors. Russian forces have repeatedly bombed the village, with at least five major air attacks recorded in 2026 alone. The strikes aim to destroy settlements that could serve as Ukrainian defensive positions, complicate reserve movements, and prepare conditions for potential offensive operations toward Orikhiv.