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

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 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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