Russian air strike kills 21 civilians in Ukraine’s Sumy city, say local authorities

KOSICE, Slovakia (Reuters) – At least 21 civilians, including two children, were killed in a Russian air strike on a residential street in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy late on Monday, the regional prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.

The bodies were recovered by emergency services early on Tuesday in searches that are ongoing, it said.

(Reporting by Max Hunder; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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