Ukrainian officials said Russian aerial bombs struck a school used as a humanitarian aid site in the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region on Monday^1,3. Reported death tolls in the accounts reviewed rose through Monday and Tuesday, from 18 to at least 29^1,3.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said the first strike hit a local school used for humanitarian needs, followed by a second attack on a shelter^1,3. Zaporizhzhia regional head Mykhailo Semikin said at least nine aerial bombs, described as 3,000kg class, hit the village¹. Al Jazeera reported the school had been closed to students because the village sits too close to the front line³.

Fatality counts differed by outlet and time. The BBC said Zelensky initially put the death toll at 18, Ukraine's state emergencies service DSNS later said 24 people were confirmed killed, including two rescuers and four police officers, and Zelensky later said 26 were known to have died¹. On Tuesday, Semikin said the death toll had risen to 29, with search and rescue continuing^1,3. The BBC, citing Semikin, reported 10 injured and 48 missing¹. Al Jazeera also reported 48 missing and said five people, including two rescue workers, were being treated in hospitals³. The Guardian's earlier account put the toll at at least 26, with 27 missing².

Zelensky said remaining residents of Komyshuvakha received humanitarian aid at the site each week and that Russian forces would have known that^1,3. Al Jazeera quoted him saying, "This is yet further proof that Russia does not want any kind of de-escalation, any real justice"³. He tied the strike to a recent civilian evacuation from Russian-occupied Oleshky^1,3. Semikin said rescue teams had been forced to halt work at times because of drone attacks in the area¹. A day of mourning was declared for Tuesday across Zaporizhzhia, the BBC reported¹.

The BBC said the Russian military had not publicly commented on the Komyshuvakha attack¹. Al Jazeera likewise reported no immediate comment from Russia³.

Al Jazeera reported that the United States announced plans for new peace talks on November 10 and 11³. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022¹.