Funerals for police and civilians killed in Russian attack on Ukraine's Komyshuvakha

(7 Nov 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine - 7 November 2026 1. Various of police officers standing with portraits next to coffins of their colleagues killed in Russian attack in Komyshuvakha 2. Mid of a woman holding a portrait 3. Closeup of policemen holding portraits of their slain colleagues 4. Various of families mourning 5. Mid of lieutenant colonel of the police Andrii Khomenko  6. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Andrii Khomenko, lieutenant colonel of the police, Deputy Chief of Police Department No. 2, Vilniansk in Zaporizhzhia region: "The loss of human life is something that cannot be measured. They dedicated all their time and effort to working in communities located close to the front line. Every community where they worked, including Tavriiske and Komyshuvakha, is an active combat zone. Through their service, they had gained extensive experience and developed the skills needed to avoid potential threats. They used every skill at their disposal to protect themselves. But when the enemy deliberately gathered civilians in one place and then launched strikes against them, no skills could have helped." 7. Wide of policemen during the national anthem  8. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Mykhailo Semikin, head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration: "Even nature seems to share our grief. Today, we are saying goodbye to six of our police officers. The tragedy in Komyshuvakha will leave a terrible scar on all of Ukraine. And perhaps the hardest thing to come to terms with is that it takes the very best among us - people who stayed by others’ side, even in places where their lives were threatened every single day." 9. Various of families crying next to the coffins 10. Various of coffins wet due to rain  11. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Yuliia Nykonenko, senior police lieutenant, senior juvenile prevention inspector in Zaporizhzhia District Police Department: "They were people who feared nothing. They risked their own lives to save so many others, including the children they evacuated. Over the course of a year, we carried out more than 100 joint evacuations, helping to bring over 400 people to safety." 12. Mid of Semikin hugging a woman who lost her loved one 13. Top shot of people during funeral 14. Various of graves that will be a memorial for those killed in Russian airstrike in Komyshuvakha 15. Wide of three coffins of Komyshuvakha residents Viktor Fomenko, Natalia Karapetian, Andrii Anikin 16. Mid of the head of the Komyshuvakha Settlement Territorial Community Yurii Karapetian looking at the coffin of his wife Natalia  17. Closeup of the family holding a portrait of Natalia Karapetian 18. Various of workers lowering coffins into the graves 19. Wide of families looking at the graves 20. Mid of a priest digging 21. Wide of workers burying coffins 22. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Yurii Karapetian, head of the Komyshuvakha Settlement Territorial Community: "This pain, I would say, is unbearable. Natasha could have chosen not to stay with me, given her abilities and opportunities, but she understood that the people who remained needed help - those who were alone and elderly. Only people who needed assistance were left in Komyshuvakha. Since 2022, she had been volunteering without pay, distributing humanitarian aid and bread. She also accompanied me to sites of Russian attacks." 23. Mid of graves  24. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Yurii Karapetian, head of the Komyshuvakha Settlement Territorial Community: 25. Various of Yurii Karapetian hugging grave of his wife Natalia STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/7509157c817543079c40a747fd78e257