Russian airstrike on Ukraine's Komyshuvakha: 55 bodies recovered from rubble so far
Photo: Victims of the Komyshuvakha airstrike are being identified (Getty Images)
Rescuers have recovered 55 bodies from the rubble in Komyshuvakha following an airstrike. Police have already identified 30 of those killed, according to the National Police of Ukraine.
Officers from the police unit responsible for searching for persons missing under special circumstances are handling the identification of the victims.
Rescue efforts are being hampered by Russian drones, which are constantly attacking emergency personnel and equipment operating at the site.
Police anti-drone units are providing fire cover for the area. Rescue operations are ongoing.
As RBC-Ukraine previously reported, the death toll in Komyshuvakha has risen to 40 people, and over 30 more may be under the rubble.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had launched nine guided aerial bombs: first targeting people who had come to receive humanitarian aid, and then rescuers and police officers.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that 58 people were listed as missing following the attack.
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Mykhailo Semikin described it as the deadliest attack in the region in terms of casualties in nearly five years of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
