Russian glide bomb kills 21 people in Ukrainian village, Ukraine says

A Russian glide bomb killed at least 21 people in the Ukrainian Donetsk village of Yarova, President Zelenskyy said.

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian glide bomb killed at least 21 people as they lined up to receive their pensions in a Ukrainian village Tuesday, the Ukrainian government said.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike on Yarova, in the key battleground region of Donetsk, "brutally savage." His foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, labeled it a "barbaric" "heinous crime" that “demands worldwide condemnation and action.”

The attack is the latest example of Ukrainian civilians being killed or injured in daily Russian aerial strikes.

On Sunday, Russia launched the largest such attack since launching its full-scale invasion in February 2022. While many of these strikes use Iran-designed drones, Russia has increasingly used glide bombs: cheap, Soviet weapons retrofitted with wings and satellite navigation guidance systems.

With diplomatic efforts by President Donald Trump making little progress, both Zelenskyy and his minister used Tuesday’s attack to renew calls for the United States, Europe and the Group of 20 to punish Russia for its daily assault on its smaller neighbor.