Russian airstrike leaves 21 dead including children in 'crime against humanity'
dailyrecord.co.ukA Russian airstrike has tragically left 21 people dead, including two children, as Russian pilots 'dropped 500kg bombs' on the Ukrainian city of Sumy.
Images taken at the scene showcase the devastating aftermath of the attack, with small bodies being pulled from the rubble. One of a team of men working to evacuate the bodies is seen to be gently placing a blanket over the face of an unmoving body, before moving to help elsewhere at the scene, The Mirror writes.
A video of the scene, too graphic to show, was uploaded to the platform Twitter by Ukraine's Ambassador to Austria, Olexander Scherba, who described it as the “barbaric bombardment” of a residential area in Sumy on the evening of March 7.
He wrote: “18 dead civilians. Many children."Sumy authorities have this morning confirmed the death toll from the strike now sits at 21.
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