SOME 60 people sheltering in a school in east Ukraine are feared dead after the building is hit in an air strike, said the Lugansk governor today.

“Bilogorivka (village) was hit in an air strike” yesterday, said Sergii Gaidai on Telegram.

“The bombs fell on the school and, unfortunately, it was completely destroyed.

“There were 90 people in total; 27 were saved. Sixty people in the school are very probably dead.”

Rescuers cannot work overnight because of a threat of new strikes, but resumed their work today.

Rescuers are also looking for survivors in neighbouring Shepilivka after a strike hit a house where 11 people were sheltering in the basement. – AFP, May 8, 2022.