Ukraine War: Dozens killed as Russia bombs village in Kharkiv

At least 49 people were killed in a Russian attack on Thursday in a village in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, including a six-year-old boy, according to Ukrainian officials.

Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv area, reported that numerous civilians were present when a cafe and a business in the village of Hroza in the Kupyansk district of Kharkiv were targeted at around 13:15 (10:15 GMT).

“The rescuers continue to work on the site,” Synehubov said on the Telegram messaging app.

Authorities shared video of rescuers scaling through burning rubble. Along with mangled metal and concrete slabs, bodies were lying there.

It wasn’t immediately apparent if the settlement had been shelled or if a missile had been fired by Russian soldiers, who invaded Ukraine 19 months ago.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared that “the Russian terror should be stopped” while in Spain for a summit with European leaders.

“Now we are talking with European leaders, in particular, about strengthening our air defence, about strengthening our soldiers, about giving our country protection from terror,” he said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

(With agency inputs)