At least 62 people were killed, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. According to the governor of the region, the air raid happened on Saturday followingnoon. 90 people had sought protection from the attacks in the school building. A fire broke out in the school as a result of the bombing and the building collapsed. The emergency services were able to save 30 people – seven of them were injured, according to the governor.
Bilohorivka is an urban settlement regarding ten kilometers west of Lysychansk. The town is heavily contested.
After several days without any significant progress, Russian troops have once more gained ground in their attacks in the Donbass region, according to Ukrainian sources. “In the direction of Liman, the enemy attacked the northern outskirts of Shandrigolove,” the Ukrainian general staff said in its situation report on Sunday. Shandrigolove is around 20 kilometers north of the city of Sloviansk, which is part of the target of the Russian operation in the Donbass.
In addition, Russian troops continue to launch attacks in the direction of Sievjerodonetsk, Popasna, and Avdiivka. “In the direction of Kurakhove, the enemy is trying to resume its offensive on Novomykhaylivka with artillery support,” it said.
All in all, the Ukrainian military leadership speaks of nine repelled Russian attacks. Among other things, a Mi-28 helicopter, 19 tanks and 20 armored military vehicles were shot down.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian warship near Odessa during the night. Missiles would have hit a corvette. In addition, the Russian air defense system shot down two Ukrainian bombers and a helicopter over Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Russian ministry said.
According to the Ukrainian report, the Russians have gotten on the defensive in the north of the Kharkiv region. There, “the enemy concentrated their efforts on stopping the advance of our troops towards the border north and north-east of Kharkiv,” according to the general staff.
The Ukrinform news agency reported on Sunday that 225 children have been killed in Ukraine since the war began. More than 413 children were also injured, according to the Ukrainian General Procuratorate. Most children are affected in the Donetsk region.