State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Force in Play

Led the rescue and recovery at Komyshuvakha; lost two members

Rescue workers pulled bodies from a smoldering school in Komyshuvakha, a village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, after Russian bombs hit a humanitarian aid distribution point on November 2. Bodycam video released by Ukraine's police appears to show residents walking through the rubble after the first strike, before bombs hit a shelter where police and rescuers had taken cover.

Updated 4 days ago

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Reported the Kramatorsk death toll and conducted the rescue operation

A Russian glide bomb killed at least 33 people on two buses in Kramatorsk on October 8. The strike is part of a Russian campaign to knock out Ukraine's transport and power systems before winter.

Updated Oct 29

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Completed search and rescue at the October 10 strike site; confirmed 20 dead and 17 injured.

Russian forces have kept striking Zaporizhzhia, killing a 27-year-old woman in a high-rise on October 18. On October 22, regional officials reported 862 attacks on 48 settlements in 24 hours, with three people killed in the city and surrounding district.

Updated Oct 22