Ukraine’s national police released bodycam footage on Wednesday documenting a lethal Russian double-tap bombing in the Zaporizhzhia region village of Komyshuvakha. The video reveals extensive devastation following an initial glide bomb strike, with shocked residents surveying heavily damaged buildings amid piles of rubble.
Moments after the first impact, a military official’s voice crackles over a two-way radio, warning officers on the ground that additional glide bombs are inbound. “Quickly, to the shelter!” a police officer urges, directing civilians toward a subterranean refuge at least two floors deep, located near a school serving as a humanitarian aid distribution point.
Seconds after the group enters the shelter, a second bomb strikes the structure directly, cutting the recording short. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on social media that Russian forces dropped nine aerial bombs in total, describing a calculated sequence: the first targeting civilians collecting aid, the second striking rescuers and police who rushed to the scene.
Zelensky condemned the attack as one of thousands of Russian war crimes, lamenting the muted international response. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) separately published footage showing a massive crater left by the bombardment. The Russian military has not commented on the incident.
BBC Verify has geolocated the police bodycam video, confirming it matches the location of the DSNS aftermath footage released Monday.
In a separate diplomatic development, Zelensky—currently on a surprise visit to Spain—disclosed a 90-minute meeting with U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ahead of trilateral talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi. The Ukrainian leader also held what he called a “meaningful” session in Brussels with representatives from the U.S., EU, France, Britain, Germany, NATO, and the World Bank to discuss post-war reconstruction, with talks on security guarantees set to continue Thursday.
Analysts remain skeptical of a breakthrough in Abu Dhabi. Since the previous round of trilateral negotiations collapsed in February, Moscow has intensified its aerial campaign while Kyiv’s stockpiles of Western-supplied missile interceptors have dwindled critically.
