Death Toll In Komyshuvakha Rises To 37 As Search Operations Continue

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“Rescuers have managed to recover 37 bodies from the rubble. So far, 12 people have been identified. Another 59 people are still listed as missing. Some of them are likely to be identified among those already recovered. Another 38 people may still be trapped under the rubble,” the statement said.

Police noted that some of the recovered bodies cannot be visually identified. Therefore, specialists from the Center for the Search for Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances at the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region are working with the victims' relatives, collecting biological samples to obtain DNA profiles and conduct comparative analyses.

“This procedure requires not only professional expertise but also considerable psychological resilience. Police officers support families at every stage, provide all necessary assistance and explain the identification process,” the police said.

Law enforcement officials are urging people searching for relatives who may have been killed in the attack to contact the Center for the Search for Persons Missing Under Special Circumstances at the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region at 095-450-41-86 (all messaging apps are available).

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As Ukrinform reported, Russian forces dropped aerial bombs on an underground school in Komyshuvakha that was being used as an Invincibility Point. The strike occurred while humanitarian aid was being distributed there. Earlier reports put the death toll at 33.

Three days of mourning have been declared in the Zaporizhzhia region on November 3, 4 and 5. This is one of the region's deadliest tragedies since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

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