Horrific Attack in Front-Line Town Draws International Condemnation as Zelenskyy Calls for Stronger Allied Response

A Russian aerial strike tragically killed more than 20 people on Tuesday in the front-line town of Yarova, eastern Ukraine, as residents gathered to receive pension payments. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the attack as “brutally savage,” sharing amateur video depicting multiple casualties and a burned-out minivan near a playground.

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry confirmed 24 fatalities from the strike. Journalists from Agence France-Presse witnessed mourners outside a morgue where at least 13 bodies were laid out in black body bags.

Ukrposhta, Ukraine’s postal network, reported that one of its vehicles was damaged and a department head was hospitalized

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