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The reported shelling hit one of the buildings of the Oskil psychoneurological boarding school in Izyum, about 75 miles away from the regional hub of Kharkiv, Sinegubov said in a message shared on hisTelegramandFacebookpages, according to a translation.
On Telegram, Sinegubov wrote, “The enemy today hit a specialized establishment for disabled people near Oskil.”
All 360 people at the home — 330 patients and 30 workers — were inside a shelter when the attack hit, Sinegubov said. However, the official said the building itself was “completely destroyed” on at least two floors.
Sinegubov siad that 63 people were evacuated from the building after the attack,according to the AFP.
Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilian sites, despite mounting reports and an ongoing investigationfor possible war crimes.
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An effort to evacuate Ukrainians on 20 buses through a “green corridor” was planned for Friday but ultimately called off due to Russia’s attack, Sinegubov said.
The city of Izyum was without electricity, heat, water and communications following the bombing.
“This is a brutal terror against the civilian population of Izyum region!” Sinegubov said on social media.
With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyycalled for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.
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Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Zelenskyy vowed not to bend.
“Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians,” he told the European Union in a speech in the early days of the fighting, adding, “Life will win over death. And light will win over darkness.”
source: people.com
