Russian Bombs Kill 29 in Komyshuvakha School Aiding Residents
At least 29 people, including police officers and rescuers, died after nine guided bombs struck a shelter in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
By Mei Melnyk ·
Russian forces killed at least 29 people on November 2 when they bombed a school in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The building served as a humanitarian aid distribution point. Search and rescue teams are still working the site, with 48 people currently listed as missing.
The attack occurred in two waves. The first wave involved at least nine FAB-3000 guided aerial bombs. The second wave struck the shelter after police and State Emergency Service personnel arrived on the scene. The bombs were three-tonne high-explosive devices.
Four police officers died while helping residents reach the underground shelter. They were Majors Mykhailo Buzhenko and Mykola Balanda, and Captains Mykhailo Romanov and Dmytro Biesiedin. Buzhenko had served 21 years in law enforcement. Balanda, a senior detective, had worked for 23 years.
Romanov and Biesiedin were community police officers who maintained public order in the district for more than a decade. Police noted that three of the four officers had been displaced by the occupation of parts of the oblast. They continued to serve in other frontline communities despite their displacement.
Two rescue workers also died in the blast. The State Emergency Service identified them as Denys Konovalenko and Oleksii Sushchevskyi. Both men were 44 years old. Konovalenko had worked for the service for nearly 12 years, while Sushchevskyi spent more than 13 years in local fire and rescue units.
Both rescuers held the presidential For the Defence of Ukraine award. Sushchevskyi also held the Defender of the Motherland medal. They leave behind wives and four children, including sons aged 18 and 19 and daughters aged 12 and eight.
Other victims included Olha Tverdenko, an Administrative Services Centre employee who distributed bread and grocery kits to residents every Monday. Tetiana Ivanivna, head of the humanitarian headquarters, and Nataliia Karapetian also died. Karapetian was a mother of three and the wife of the local community head.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda
