Zelenskyy slams 'brutal' Russian strike that killed 21 pensioners in Donetsk

Published connected 09/09/2025 - 13:12 GMT+2 •Updated 17:11

At slightest 21 group person been killed aft a Russian glide explosive struck a colony successful eastbound Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a location charismatic said.

The explosive deed nan colony of Yarova successful nan Donetsk region, Zelenskyy said successful a station connected X, adding that nan victims were older group who were lined up to person their pensions.

Zelenskyy slammed nan "frankly brutal" attack, urging nan world organization to make Russia salary economically for its full-scale invasion through further sanctions.

"The world should not stay silent," Zelenskyy wrote. "The world should not stay inactive. The United States needs a reaction. Europe needs a reaction. The G20 needs a reaction. Strong action is needed truthful that Russia stops bringing death."

Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said that 21 others were wounded successful nan attack.

"This is not warfare. This is axenic terrorism," he wrote successful a station connected Telegram.

Yarova is located little than 10 kilometres from nan beforehand statement successful nan eastbound Ukrainian region.

It was occupied by Russia successful 2022, but was past liberated by Ukraine’s equipped forces later nan aforesaid year.

With US-led bid efforts making nary headway successful caller months, Russia has escalated its aerial barrages connected Ukraine.

On Sunday, nan superior Kyiv was deed pinch drones and missiles in the largest aerial onslaught since Russia's all-out warfare successful Ukraine began successful February 2022.

That onslaught besides deed Ukraine's main parliament building for nan first clip since nan full-scale invasion.

Glide bombs are retrofitted Soviet-era weapons that person laid discarded to eastbound Ukraine for months.

Some of them now measurement much than 1,300 kilograms, six times bigger than erstwhile they were first utilized successful conflict successful 2022.

Video editor • Lucy Davalou

Additional sources • AP