Russian bomb kills 21 in Ukraine village, Zelenskyy urges sanctions
A Russian glide bomb struck the village of Yarova in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly two dozen as residents lined up to collect pensions, officials said.
The Kyiv-appointed governor of the region, Vadym Filashkin, said rescue forces were still in action as he urged residents to flee to safer regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack as "frankly brutal" and called for stronger international sanctions.
"Such strikes by Russia must not remain without an appropriate response from the world," Zelenskyy said.
"The world should not remain silent. The United States needs a reaction. Europe needs a reaction. The G20 needs a reaction," he wrote on Telegram.
"Strong action is needed so that Russia stops bringing death."
The village lies on the Siverskyi Donets river near the Donbas front line, where Russian forces are pressing attacks on the nearby town of Lyman.
The United Nations estimates more than 12,000 civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. The strike follows Russia's largest aerial assault on Kyiv since the start of the war, carried out on Sunday with missiles and drones.