According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, about 60 people have died in the bombing of Russian forces in the village of Bilohorivka the day before yesterday. People had applied for shelter from a local school.
9.5. 06:05 • Updated May 9 06:14
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Zelenskyi: About 60 people died in the village school attack
An estimated 60 people died over the weekend in a Russian attack on a school building in the village of Bilohorivka in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President said Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Sunday night.
Zelensky said people had sought refuge in the school when a Russian air strike hit a building on Saturday.
UN Secretary – General Antonio Guterres for his part, he says he is appalled by the school blow.
– This is another reminder that in this war, as in many other conflicts, civilians are paying the hardest price, Guterres said in a statement.
The governor of the Luhansk region said earlier on Sunday that there had been about 90 people in the school at the time of the bombing of Russian troops. According to the governor, about 30 people were rescued from the rubble.
In his late-night video speech, Zelenskyi highlighted World War II.
– Russia has forgotten everything that was important for the winners of the Second World War, but Ukraine and the whole free world remind Russia of it, Zelenskyi said.
Russia celebrates Victory Day on Monday, commemorating the soldiers who fell in World War II and the victory over Nazi Germany.
“Finally in a safer place”
A bus convoy transporting evacuees from the Mariupol area has arrived in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhia, the UN and the International Red Cross have reported on Twitter.
There were also about 40 civilians evacuated from the besieged town of Mariupol at the Azovstal factory.
Osnat Lubrani, The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine said eight buses had arrived in Zaporizhia. According to Lubran, there were a total of 174 evacuees.
– However, our work is not done yet, Lubrani said.
He said the UN will continue to liaise with both parties to the conflict so that those who want to leave can be assured that they can do so safely and in the direction they want.
The Red Cross says it has helped more than 600 people in the Mariupol region in relief from the horrors they have experienced in three operations.
– Finally in a safer place, the Red Cross tweeted.
Canadian anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
Canada will supply anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, the Canadian prime minister said Justin Trudeau During his visit to Ukraine yesterday.
The Kyiv Independent on Twitter tells about this on Twitter. It says Canada promises Ukraine $ 1.5 billion a year in anti-tank supplies. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi said Canada is the next largest donor after the United States.
Ukraine does not currently have heavy weapons that would allow Mariupol to be liberated by military means, President Zelenskyi said at a news conference with Trudeau.
– These are not thoughts. These are the conclusions of the leadership of the Ukrainian army, he told the news agency Ukrinform.
According to Zelensky, the Russian army, its leadership and the political leadership of the attacking state do not want to release Ukrainian soldiers.