Ukraine released bodycam footage on Wednesday that it says shows a second Russian bomb strike hitting an underground shelter in Komyshuvakha, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, after residents sought refuge there following an earlier attack. The reported death toll from the strikes rose to 40, with more than 30 people potentially still under the rubble, according to Ukrainian authorities. BBC reporting said the footage was filmed by one of the police officers later killed and was verified as being from the same location as aftermath video released by Ukraine’s emergency service.
The footage shows residents moving through the rubble after the first strike and entering the shelter after a radio warning about additional guided bombs. A blast is then heard and flames are visible before the recording ends. Ukraine says nine aerial bombs struck the village, where a school site was being used to distribute humanitarian aid. Al Jazeera reported that four police officers and two rescue workers were among those killed and that Russian drones were hampering the search operation.
The evidence establishes the reported sequence of events and the location of the second strike, but it does not independently establish who launched the bombs. Russia’s military had not publicly commented in the reporting, while the UN human rights mission in Ukraine said the bombing likely violated international law, according to Al Jazeera.
The attack comes as Kyiv prepares for US-brokered talks with Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The talks are expected to address de-escalation, humanitarian measures and post-war security arrangements, but the reporting does not establish that the strike changed the negotiations’ terms or produced a new security commitment.