Bilohorivka school bombing

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Bilohorivka school bombing
Part of the battle of Donbas (2022)
School in Bilohorivka after Russian shelling, 2022-05-08 (01) cropped.jpg
The part of the school building after Russian shelling
Location Bilohorivka, Ukraine
Coordinates 48°55′39″N38°14′46″E / 48.92750°N 38.24611°E / 48.92750; 38.24611
Date7 May 2022
Deaths2 (confirmed)
60 (claim)
PerpetratorsFlag of Russia.svg Russia

On 7 May 2022, a school in Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, was bombed by Russian forces during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk [1] in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The death of at least two people was confirmed while authorities said the actual death toll was close to 60. [2]

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About ninety people were sheltering inside the building's basement at the time, [3] which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was the majority of the village's population at that time. [1] The building was hit by a Russian airstrike, setting the building on fire and trapping large numbers of people inside. [4]

Aftermath

At least 30 people were rescued. [5] Two people were confirmed to have been killed, but Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai said that the 60 remaining people were believed to have been killed. [6] [7] [ needs update ]

Reactions

The attack was condemned by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, [3] and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, who said he was "appalled" by the attack. [8] [9]

Liz Truss, the British foreign secretary, said that she was "horrified" and described the attack as constituting war crimes. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ukraine war: 60 people killed after bomb hits school, Zelensky says". BBC News. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bombing of school in Ukraine kills two, dozens more feared dead, governor says". Reuters. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Loveluck, Louisa; Pannett, Rachel; Hassan, Jennifer. "Up to 60 feared dead after Russia bombs school in eastern Ukraine". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Prentice, Alessandra (8 May 2022). "Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Azovstal Defenders Vow To Fight Until The End, Saying, 'We Don't Have Much Time'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Becatoros, Elena; Gambrell, Jon. "60 feared dead in Russian strike on school in eastern Ukraine". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ukraine war: 60 people killed after bomb hits school, Zelensky says". bbc.com. BBC News. 9 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine, un.org, 8 May 2022, archived from the original on 10 May 2022, retrieved 9 May 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ↑ "Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees from Mariupol". UN News. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Quadri, Sami (8 May 2022), Liz Truss condemns Russian 'war crime' after Ukrainian school destroyed, Evening Standard (published 8 May 2022), archived from the original on 10 May 2022, retrieved 9 May 2022


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