War crime during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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]
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.
[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
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b
"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 .
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"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 .
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a
b
"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 .
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"Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia, governor says" . Reuters .
Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
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"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 .
^ Becatoros, Elena; Gambrell, Jon.
"60 feared dead in Russian strike on school in eastern Ukraine" . www.timesofisrael.com .
Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
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"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 .
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Ukraine , un.org, 8 May 2022,
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"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 .
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Liz Truss condemns Russian 'war crime' after Ukrainian school destroyed , Evening Standard (published 8 May 2022), 8 May 2022,
archived from the original on 10 May 2022, retrieved 9 May 2022
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