Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on November 4 that the death toll from the strike on a humanitarian aid distribution site in Komyshuvakha had reached 40. Earlier the same day, Ukrainian officials reported 37 dead, up from 31 in previous reports. Search operations were continuing.
Earlier November 4 figures from Ukrainian police listed 59 people as missing and estimated that 38 might be trapped beneath the rubble. These were different categories that could overlap. In his later statement, Zelensky said more than 30 people might still be buried under the debris.
At the time of the earlier police update, 12 victims had been identified, while DNA samples were being collected from relatives to establish the identities of others. According to the emergency service, two of its employees and four police officers were among the dead. Ukrainian officials say the strike hit a former school building being used as an aid distribution center and shelter, and that Russian aircraft subsequently carried out further strikes.
Russia's Defense Ministry separately said it had struck Ukrainian military personnel near several settlements and claimed that up to 25 soldiers had been killed. The ministry did not confirm the Ukrainian account of an attack on an aid distribution site.