70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in strike

More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed on Sunday when Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.

The Guardian reported citing the head of the Sumy region Dmytro Zhyvytskyy.

The region’s head posted photographs of the charred shell of a four-story building and rescuers searching rubble.

He later said in a Facebook post that many Russian soldiers and some local residents also were killed during the fighting.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Parliament has tweeted a tribute to the servicemen, saying ‘Eternal glory to the heroes of Ukraine’.

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