What happened
A Russian drone struck emergency workers carrying out rescue missions in the village of Komyshuvakha in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region on Sunday, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. The drone hit a former school and a nearby shelter that had already been struck by multiple Russian guided bombs while residents waited for humanitarian aid.
No one was injured in Sunday's drone strike, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged, the emergency service said.
Ukrainian authorities said a separate attack on the same location on Monday killed at least 55 people near the front line. As of Sunday afternoon, 45 people were listed as missing, according to Mykhailo Semikin, acting head of the regional military administration. Many recovered bodies have not been identified, and DNA analysis is ongoing.
Village resident Mykola Krasnov, 72, told the Associated Press that he was still searching for his wife, who went to collect humanitarian aid and never returned.
Ukraine has routinely accused Russia of carrying out repeated strikes on the same site in quick succession to target emergency crews responding to the initial attack.
