At least four educational workers were killed and four other people wounded in a Russian attack on a school Wednesday.
The attack happened in the city of Romny in northeastern Ukraine, and claimed the lives of the school director, deputy director, secretary and librarian, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
Photos shared by Klymenko on the Telegram messaging app showed emergency workers carrying away a body on a stretcher.
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Romny in Sumy region, Ukraine on Aug. 23, 2023. via REUTERS
More rescuers are spotted at the site of a Russian drone strike that killed two educational workers and wounded three others in Romny, Ukraine, on Aug. 23, 2023. REUTERSThe regional military administration said a drone fired by Russia had hit the school at 10:05 a.m.
“The school building was destroyed, and this is just before the school year, which unfortunately will never start for some,” Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Telegram.
Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
With Post wires
