Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 20 people were killed in a "brutally savage" Russian airstrike on Yarova in Donetsk at a place where pensions were being handed out.

"Directly on people. Ordinary civilians. At the very moment when pensions were being disbursed," Zelensky said in a statement shared on social media along with a graphic video showing the aftermath of the strike, with bodies scattered around a charred vehicle.

"According to preliminary information, more than 20 people were killed. There are no words... My condolences to all the families and loved ones of the victims."

Newsweek has contacted the Russian foreign ministry's press service for comment via email

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