UAV event in Zaporizhzhia, Komyshuvakha area, Ukraine on Sun 8th November 2026

8th November 2026

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Russians strike emergency workers at attack site in Komyshuvakha, Zelenskyy responds.

A Russian drone attacked State Emergency Service workers carrying out search and rescue operations at the site of an airstrike in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, on the morning of 8 November. Rescue equipment was damaged.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES); President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote from SES: "On the morning of 8 November, the enemy deliberately targeted emergency workers with a drone as they were carrying out search and rescue operations at the site of an airstrike on a shelter.

Fortunately, no personnel were injured. Special rescue equipment was damaged."

Details: The SES said the incident occurred in the Zaporizhzhia district.

Zelenskyy said the strike took place in Komyshuvakha.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "This morning, the Russians attacked Komyshuvakha with an FPV drone, where emergency rescue operations have been underway for seven days following an aerial bomb strike that killed 55 people. Unfortunately, more people may still be under the rubble. Absolute cynicism and brutality."

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