The town of Bilogorivka experienced an airstrike. The bombs hit the school and unfortunately it was completely destroyedsaid the governor in his Telegram account.

A total of 90 people were at the scene, of which 27 were rescued, 10 died and about 60 were left behind. probably dead, He added. The temperature at the site of the explosion was very high, Serguiï Gaïdaï said.

The governor of Luhansk province said the school in the village of Bilohorivka burned down after shelling.

” Impossible, at night [pour les] rescue services to work there because of the strikes. They would have had to light up the site, which could have attracted further bombing. “

Emergency services are now operational in the area. They also went to the nearby village of Chepilivka where the shell hit a house where 11 people were staying.

People are more likely to survivesaid Serguiï Gaïdaï, explaining that the people were in a basement and that it was an artillery fire and not a bomb dropped by a plane.

Concerns as May 9 approaches

Authorities in Ukraine have been warning for days about a possible escalation of Russian attacks as the May 9 commemoration approaches.

The enemy does not stop its offensive operations […] to establish full control over the territory of the Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions, and to maintain the land corridor between these territories and the Crimea occupied since 2014said the Ukrainian general staff on Sunday morning.

He said that in the Donetsk region, Russian troops continued their offensive operations around Lyman, Popasnyansky, Severodonetsk and Avdiivka.

In Mariupol, after many calls and several attempts in recent weeks, we evacuated civilians from Azovstallaunched President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday night in his daily message. We are now preparing for the second stage […] [pour évacuer] the wounded and the medical personnel.

Moscow on Wednesday announced a unilateral three-day ceasefire from Thursday morning to allow civilians in Azovstal to leave. But, Ukrainian authorities insisted that the Russians again attacked this factory during this period.

however, all women, children and the elderly were evacuated from Azovstalannounced Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Saturday.

According to kyiv, these operations allowed a total of nearly 500 people to flee within a week, under the leadership of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Ukraine asked Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Saturday night to organize a mission to evacuate and treat soldiers still trapped in ironworks.

Many soldiers are in serious condition. They were injured and had no medication […] There is also a lack of food and waterdetails Ievguenia Tytarenko, military nurse, whose husband, nurse and member of the Azov regiment, and his colleagues still occupy the factory.

Our units in the Azovstal plant area continue to be blockedmentioned the Ukrainian general staff in its morning bulletin on Sunday, referring to Russia’s offensive operations included artillery and tank fire support.

The enemy seeks to put an end to the defenders of Azovstal, he is trying to do so on May 9 as a gift for Vladimir Putinwarned on Friday the adviser to the Ukrainian president, Oleksiï Arestovych.

Speaking in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin multiplied comparisons between World War II and the conflict in Ukraine in his preference addressed on Sunday in the countries of the former Soviet bloc as well as in the regions of the separatist part of eastern Ukraine.

” Now our soldiers, like their ancestors, are fighting shoulder to shoulder for the liberation of their own land from Nazi pollution, with confidence that, as in 1945, victory will be ours. “

Today, the common duty is to prevent the resurgence of Nazism, which has caused great suffering to the people of various countries.he added, wishing that new generations are worthy of the memory of their fathers and grandfathers.

He also multiplied references, not only to soldiers, but also to civilians of front of the house, who crushed Nazism at the cost of countless sacrifices.

Unfortunately, today, Nazism is raising its head again […] Our sacred duty is to prevent the ideological heirs of the loserssaid the president of Russia, in a passage intended for Ukrainians.

The President wants to all citizens of Ukraine – a peaceful and fair future.

On Monday, Moscow will commemorate a military parade to mark the victory against Nazi Germany.

Russia justifies the offensive launched in Ukraine on February 24 by wanting to demilitarize and of denazify Ukraine.