Luhansk Provincial Governor Serhiy Haiday said emergency teams found two bodies and rescued 30 people. “Most likely, all 60 people who remained under the rubble have died,” he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said the act was part of a long list of war crimes committed by Russia.
“We called the Russians in very early on for war crimes, and that’s contributing to that,” she said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said the organization “strongly condemns another attack on a school in Ukraine” and recalled that “the targeting of civilians and civilian objects, including schools, is a violation of international humanitarian law.”
The May 9 holiday commemorates the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Western officials believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the Victory Day celebration to announce either a victory in Ukraine or an escalation of the war.
Besides the G7 commitment to boycott Russian oil – only the United States has taken this step on one of Russia’s largest exports – the Biden administration will impose sanctions on three Russian TV stations.
Russian oil:Report says Russia has earned $66 billion from fuel exports since the war began
A senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters that US advertising dollars and broadcast technology and equipment would no longer be available to those stations.
The United States will also impose new export controls and sanctions that will make it difficult for Russia to access wood products, industrial engines, boilers, engines, fans, ventilation equipment, bulldozers, and many other items with industrial and commercial applications.
The White House will also prohibit individuals in the United States from providing accounting, credit, company, and management advice to anyone in Russia. The White House said these services are essential for Russian companies and elites to build wealth. Officials of several major banks in Russia will also be punished.
– Rebecca Morin
