Russian air strike kills 21 civilians in Ukraine's Sumy city, say local authorities

The bodies were recovered by emergency services early on Tuesday in searches that are ongoing, the regional prosecutor's office said.

By Reuters | Updated: Mar 08, 2022, 09.40 PM IST

People remove debris at the site of a military base building that, according to the Ukrainian ground forces, was destroyed by an air strike, in the Sumy region

At least 21 civilians, including two children, were killed in a Russian air strike on a residential street in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy late on Monday, the regional prosecutor's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The bodies were recovered by emergency services early on Tuesday in searches that are ongoing, it said.

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