Bilohorivka: Airstrike on school may have killed 60 people - Luhansk Regional Military Administration

ANASTASIYA KALATUR - SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2022, 07:51

A Russian airstrike on a school in Bilohorivka (in the Luhansk region) has killed 60 people, according to preliminary reports.

Source: Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration

Details: 30 people have been rescued from under the rubble, seven of whom were injured.

Quote from Haidai: "On 7 May, a Russian airstrike in Bilohorivka triggered fires in a school building covering an area of about 300 square metres, as well as in a cultural centre. It took almost four hours to extinguish the fire, after which the rubble was removed. Unfortunately, the bodies of two people were found.

It is likely that all 60 people left under the rubble of the buildings have been killed."

Background:

• Russian forces dropped a powerful aerial bomb on a school building in the village of Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region, where 90 people sought refuge from shelling.
• About 30 people were rescued from under the rubble.
• Bilohorivka has been a "hotspot" in the fighting over the past week.