Sun 08 May 2022:
At least 60 people are missing and feared dead in the debris of a burned-out school after a Russian air raid in eastern Ukraine.
The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, said on Sunday that two people were confirmed dead after Russian forces dropped a bomb on the school, and 30 civilians had been pulled from the debris.
About 90 people had been sheltering in the school in the village of Bilohorivka, said Haidai, and a fire following Saturday’s attack engulfed the building.
🎥Russia’s bombing of a school in the eastern Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka killed two people and left 60 in the debris feared dead, the governor of the Luhansk region said on Sunday.
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“The fire was extinguished after nearly four hours, then the rubble was cleared and, unfortunately, the bodies of two people were found,” Haidai wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
“Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble, seven of whom were injured. Sixty people were likely to have died under the rubble of buildings.”
Independent Press could not immediately verify the comments.
At least 60 people are missing and feared dead in the debris of a burned-out school after a Russian air raid in eastern Ukraine.
Luhansk governor says a Russian air raid on school sheltering civilians likely killed dozens who are buried in the rubble. pic.twitter.com/M3H4zNMtl1— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) May 8, 2022
Video released by the Luhansk military administration showed emergency services personnel amid the burning ruins of the building.
An unidentified person can be heard saying, “It is unlikely others have survived. The crater is down to the basement. It’s horrible.”
Russia’s 10-week-old war on Ukraine has killed thousands, destroyed cities, and driven five million Ukrainians to flee the country.
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