A Russian airstrike killed at least 24 civilians and injured 19 others in the eastern Ukrainian village of Yarova, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as “brutally savage,” noting it struck people gathered to collect pension payments.
Video shared by Zelensky showed bodies in civilian clothing near a destroyed postal service van and a playground. Local authorities said rescue teams are still working at the site.
At least 21 civilians were killed and more than two dozen injured following a barbaric direct Russian strike with an air bomb on ordinary people lined up to receive pensions in the village of Yarova in the Donetsk region.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) September 9, 2025
This heinous crime demands worldwide condemnation and… pic.twitter.com/HrY9xL5NNb
Ukraine’s foreign minister urged stronger international sanctions against Moscow, calling the bombing “pure terrorism.” Yarova, once occupied by Russian forces, was retaken by Ukraine in 2022. The Donetsk strike was part of a wider 24-hour assault that left at least 31 people dead across Ukraine.
The death toll from the Russian airstrike on Yarova in Donetsk Oblast has risen to 23, with 18 injured, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported.
— Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) September 9, 2025
Russian troops hit civilians with a guided aerial bomb while they queued for pensions in front of a Ukrposhta vehicle. pic.twitter.com/h5kz6zoiGg
