{
  "id": 18294017,
  "title": "42 bodies recovered from rubble after Russian strike on Komyshuvakha as search continues, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/42-bodies-recovered-from-rubble-after-russian-strike-on-komyshuvakha",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:18:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/42-bodies-recovered-from-rubble-after-russian-strike-on-komyshuvakha-as-search-continues-police-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the village of Komyshuvakha, located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 42 Ukrainian bodies have been recovered from the rubble following a devastating Russian strike on November 2. As of November 5, three days after the attack, 33 people remain missing. The National Police reported that the strike, one of the deadliest single Russian attacks since the invasion began four and a half years ago, initially targeted a school building where residents had gathered for humanitarian aid. The bomb used was a 3-ton FAB-3000, containing over 1,000 kilograms of explosives with a blast radius of up to 250 meters. This strike was described by President Volodymyr Zelensky as \"exceptionally horrific,\" emphasizing Russia's unwillingness to de-escalate the situation. Rescue workers and police officers were on the scene when Russian forces launched further strikes on the same location. Two rescue workers, Denys Konovalenko and Oleksii Sushchevskyi, aged 44, lost their lives in the attack, which caused significant destruction, including damage to a gymnasium, outbuilding, fire truck, and school. The search operation for the remaining 33 missing individuals is ongoing.",
  "summary": "With the final death toll yet to be officially established, the strike on the front-line village is already one of the deadliest single Russian attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion four and a half years ago.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
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        "published": "2026-11-05T09:01:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Death toll from Komyshuvakha strike rises to 42 as search and rescue operations continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/death-toll-from-komyshuvakha-strike-rises-to-42-as-search-and-rescue",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Death toll from Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre reaches 42",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/death-toll-from-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-aid-centre-reaches-42",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "SBU serves suspicion notices on 3 more Russian servicemen over Ohmatdyt missile strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sbu-serves-suspicion-notices-on-3-more-russian-servicemen-over",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:45:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}