Russian drone strikes rescuers in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region

On November 8, a Russian drone attacked Ukrainian State Emergency Service (DSNS) personnel conducting rescue operations at the site of a previous airstrike in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region. Special rescue equipment was damaged, but no personnel were injured. The DSNS reported the drone strike was deliberately aimed at rescuers working near a destroyed shelter. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the attack, stating rescue operations have been ongoing for seven days following a Russian aerial bomb strike that killed 55 people, with more possibly still trapped under rubble. On November 2, Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on a school in Komyshuvakha where humanitarian aid was being distributed. Police and rescuers were killed in the initial attack on November 5, with the death toll reaching 55 by November 7.