Ukraine identifies Su-34 pilots behind Komyshuvakha school strike

Ukraine's military intelligence identified six Russian pilots involved in the November 2 airstrike on a gymnasium in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, that killed at least 55 people. The attack was planned by Colonel Fedir Zubakov. The strike involved four Su-34 aircraft from the 11th mixed aviation and 559th bomber aviation regiments. The pilots named are Captains Sergei Yeliseyev and Dmitry Zverev, Senior Lieutenants Rodion Plotnikov, Nikita Ignatyev, and Maxim Sokolenko, and Lieutenant Vadim Perekhrest. The crew of a fifth aircraft is still being identified. The school was hit while distributing humanitarian aid, with a second strike targeting the shelter where civilians hid. The attack used FAB-3000 bombs, and search-and-rescue operations are ongoing.