Kyiv, Ukraine —
A Russian aerial bomb attack has killed at least 20 civilians in the rural Ukrainian village of Yarova in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday.
Zelensky described the airstrike as “directly on people. Ordinary civilians,” adding that, “such Russian strikes must not be left without an appropriate response from the world.”
A video from the scene shared by Zelensky shows the horrific aftermath, with a number of lifeless bodies – wearing civilian clothing – lying on the ground. Many of the people in the footage appear to be elderly and many look like they have suffered catastrophic injuries.
Zelensky said the victims were struck as pensions were being handed out in the village, which is about two miles from the front lines. Pensi