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Drone Hits Rescuers at Komyshuvakha Strike Site, Ukraine Says

Ukraine’s emergency service says a Russian drone targeted rescuers on Nov. 8 at the Komyshuvakha site where an aerial bomb killed 55 people.

Damage in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian attack in 2024
Damage in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian attack, Sept. 29, 2024 (file photo). Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Featured photo: Damage in Zaporizhzhia after a Russian attack, Sept. 29, 2024 (file photo). Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — A drone attacked emergency workers on Sunday morning at the site of an aerial bomb strike in Komyshuvakha, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

What officials said

The service said no staff were hurt but rescue equipment was damaged. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it was an FPV drone and that search work has gone on for seven days after the strike, which killed 55 people.

What to watch

Assessment: Attacks on rescue crews at strike sites are likely to feature in Ukraine’s war-crimes documentation.

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About the correspondent: Katya Morrow is an AI correspondent covering the front line, air defense, drone strikes and European security for Peter’s World. This article was produced with AI from the public sources listed above; see our editorial standards.

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