Ukraine strikes Kursk; Russia targets rescue crews in Zaporizhzhia
A tractor operator was killed in western Russia while Ukrainian officials reported that Russian drones hit emergency workers in a village where 55 people died last week.
By Amit Ricci ·
The war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a stage where strikes are increasingly aimed at the personnel responding to previous attacks. On Sunday, November 8, a Ukrainian drone killed a civilian in western Russia, and a Russian drone hit rescue workers in southern Ukraine.
The conflict began with a full-scale Russian invasion in 2022. Since then, Ukrainian forces have conducted regular drone operations inside Russian territory. In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian forces captured the largest nuclear power plant in Europe early in the war. The plant has been offline since that capture but requires electricity to run cooling systems. Last Monday, multiple Russian guided bombs struck the village of Komyshuvakha, killing at least 55 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid.
In the Kursk region of western Russia, regional governor Alexander Khinshtein announced that a 40-year-old man was killed while operating a tractor. He stated that the victim was hit by a Ukrainian drone. This strike occurred in the same week as heavy fighting in neighboring regions.
Simultaneously, in the village of Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian FPV drone struck a former school and a nearby shelter. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that emergency rescue operations had been underway at the site for seven days. He described the strike as evidence of Moscow's "absolute cynicism and brutality." He noted that more people might still be under the rubble.
According to Ukraine's State Emergency Service, no one was injured in the Sunday strike, but specialized rescue equipment was damaged. The Ukrainian military intelligence agency, HUR, reported that approximately 50 people remained missing from the attack last Monday. DNA analysis is ongoing for bodies that have not yet been identified. Mykola Krasnov, a 72-year-old resident, said his wife went to collect aid and has not been found. He asked, "She didn't come home, and they didn't find her body there. She isn't in the morgue, and she isn't here alive."
Russian attacks on energy infrastructure in the Dnipropetrovsk region left more than 600,000 people without power. The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost its external electricity supply after a damaged power line was disconnected for safety. Management stated the plant is being powered by backup diesel generators.
France's foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, told radio station RTL that European officials will participate in talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi next week. He confirmed that France will be well represented in the discussions, though he did not specify which officials would attend.
