Tuesday November 03, 2026

18 killed, 27 missing in Russian aerial strike in Ukraine

Published : 03 Nov 2026, 03:36

  DF News Desk
This photo taken on Oct. 14, 2026 shows a residential building after a strike in Kiev, Ukraine. File Photo: Xinhua.

Eighteen people were killed and 27 others reported missing in a Russian attack on the settlement of Komyshuvakha in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian authorities said Monday, reported Xinhua.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X that 10 aerial bombs struck a school where people were receiving humanitarian aid.

Zelensky confirmed that 18 people were killed and five others were injured in the strikes.

Separately, Regina Harchenko, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council, said on social media that 27 people had been listed as missing following the attack.

Search and rescue efforts at the site were ongoing, according to Harchenko's post on Facebook.