In Luhansk Oblast, schools where many civilians had been evacuated were bombed as Russian troops stepped up their offensive to take full control of the two eastern states of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused him of "another crime of the Russian army," revealing that about 60 people have died.

Governor Gaidai of Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, revealed on the 8th that a school where many citizens had been evacuated was bombed by Russian troops.



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video message on the 8th, stating that "about 60 people were killed as a result of Russian airstrikes in Luhansk Oblast. They are citizens who were in school to escape the shooting." "The school was targeted. This is another crime of the Russian army," he strongly accused the Russian side.



UN Secretary-General António Guterres also issued a statement on the 8th, stating that the school was "disappointed" about the attack and "the attack reiterates that it is the citizens who will pay the greatest price in the war." Reminds me. Citizens and private institutions must always be protected in the war. "



The Russian army is intensifying its offensive aiming for complete control of the two eastern states of Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side, which receives military support from Europe and the United States, continues to resist, and some are on a reversal offensive.



Regarding the movement of the Russian army, the British Ministry of Defense said on the 8th that "the Russian army is struggling on the front line" and that "the defective plan is preventing the troops from proceeding as expected".



In addition, the U.S. think tank "Institute for the Study of War" said on the 7th, "Ukraine troops are likely to launch a reversal offensive in the northeastern part of eastern Kharkiv and advance to the Russian border within a few days to a few weeks." It is analyzed that the army is pushing back the Russian army in part.



Russia will celebrate the victory day of the former Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, which the Putin administration emphasizes, but the battle situation in the two eastern Ukraine states has stalled and the battle has been prolonged. The prospect of doing so is increasing.