# Russian strike on Komyshuvakha aid centre in Zaporizhzhia kills at least 31, dozens missing

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 3 Nov 2026
Updated: 3 Nov 2026
Retrieved: 4 Nov 2026

> Zelensky says a second wave of nine bombs hit a shelter where villagers collected weekly aid. The strike came as the US announced new peace talks.

**A Russian air strike on a school being used as a humanitarian aid centre in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, has killed at least 31 people**, [Al Jazeera reported](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/russian-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-kills-24-people-zelenskyy) on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, as the toll rose from 24 the day before. Dozens more were missing under the rubble.

## What happened

- President **Volodymyr Zelensky** said a first air strike was followed by a second wave of **nine more bombs** dropped directly on a shelter where people had gathered.
- Residents who stayed in the frontline village collected aid at the school **every week**, he said, so Russia could not have been unaware of it.
- On Monday, Ukraine's emergency service counted **24 dead and five injured**, and regional governor **Mykhailo Semikin** said **27 people were missing**. A police officer and two State Emergency Service rescuers were among the dead.

Russia did not comment on this attack; it denies targeting civilians. Its defence ministry said separately that it shot down **212 Ukrainian drones** overnight. Drone attacks also wounded 12 people in the Kharkiv region and five in Odesa.

## Peace talks in the background

The strike came as the United States announced a new round of Russia-Ukraine talks, Al Jazeera said. Zelensky said the killings showed Russia "does not want any kind of de-escalation" and sent the opposite signal to a humanitarian operation under way in **Oleshky**.

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## Sources

- Russian attack on Ukraine aid hub kills 31 as US announces new peace talks (3 Nov 2026) (Al Jazeera): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/russian-bombing-of-ukrainian-aid-centre-kills-24-people-zelenskyy

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