Ukraine identifies six Russian pilots behind Komyshuvakha school strike
Ukraine's military intelligence identified six Russian pilots involved in the November 2 airstrike on a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, that killed over 50 people. Colonel Fedor Zubakov planned the attack on the educational facility where humanitarian aid was being distributed. The strike involved four Su-34 aircraft from a tactical aviation group formed from the 11th and 559th Russian air regiments. The identified pilots are Captains Sergey Eliseev and Dmitry Zverev, Senior Lieutenants Rodion Plotnikov, Nikita Ignatiev, and Maxim Sokolenko, and Lieutenant Vadim Perekrest. The death toll has risen to 55, with dozens still missing. The attack used FAB-3000 bombs, including a second strike targeting a shelter where civilians had taken refuge.