A Russian attack on the village of Hroza, south-east of Kharkiv, has killed at least 51 people, international media reported, quoting Ukrainian authority.
Villagers were attending a wake for a local resident when a missile struck at 15:15 local time, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
It marks one of the deadliest attacks against civilians reported by Ukraine since the conflict began, and it came without a conceivable military target, reported Cable News Network (CNN), quoting a top Ukrainian police official.
Ukraine's defence ministry said there were no military targets in the area — only civilians, said the BBC report.
Kharkiv regional head Oleh Synyehubov confirmed that everyone who died were residents of the village, and that today's attack killed 20% of its population.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
