60 dead after attack on a school in east Ukraine

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60 dead after attack on a school in east Ukraine (Image: Twitter/IuliiaMendel)
60 dead after attack on a school in east Ukraine (Image: Twitter/IuliiaMendel)

Ukraine : 60 people are believed to have lost their lives in an attack on a school building in east Ukraine.

According to local media reports, it has been claimed that the attack was a part of Russia's air strike on the school. More than 30 civilians have been pulled out from the debris of the school.

The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, wrote on Telegram: "The fire was extinguished after nearly four hours, then the rubble was cleared and, unfortunately, the bodies of two people were found."

Around 90 people were taking a shelter in the school building at the time of attack.

Meanwhile, Ukraine and the West nations have been slamming Russia for committing war crimes by targeting civilians; the claims have been rejected by Moscow.