Symbolic imageKomyshuvakha death toll reaches 40 as Russia strikes Ukraine's power grid
Zelensky said on Wednesday that 40 people died in Monday's Russian strike on an aid site in Komyshuvakha. Overnight, Russian attacks cut power in Ukraine, while Ukrainian drones hit an Ozon hub and Crimea's grid.
The strike hit a school shelter in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, on Monday, 2 November, during an aid distribution, according to Ukrainian authorities. A 3-tonne guided bomb hit the shelter; nine glide bombs arrived in several salvos, first hitting people receiving aid, then survivors who had taken shelter. Zelensky said the toll could rise because some victims remain under the rubble.
Power grid hit in nine regions
Zelensky said Russian overnight attacks damaged generation facilities and substations in nine regions, causing emergency outages. Russia's Defence Ministry said it hit two power stations in the Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. Kyiv and surrounding areas had hours-long power and water outages.
Ukrainian drones hit Ozon and Crimea
Ukrainian drones started a fire at an Ozon logistics centre in Adygeysk; the company said all staff were evacuated and no one was hurt. Russia's Energy Ministry acknowledged that Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure caused Crimea's outages, and the Russia-appointed head Sergei Aksyonov extended the school break until classes resume on 9 November. Russia said it downed 709 drones, and local authorities reported three deaths in Belgorod.