At least four people including a priest were killed after Russian soldiers detonated a large bomb on a church in Ukraine.
Several days following the commencement of a significant conflict by Russia, they unleashed large bombs on the Kharkiv region.
A Ukrainian priest was found under the debris of a church in the front line city of Kupiansk. He was one of the victims.
His name was Yuriy Klymko and he was 58years old. He was also a chaplain in the Ukrainian military.
The Church of Jesus Christ was reported to have been struck. A 58year old pastor was found trapped under the collapsed building, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said.
The body of a 39-year-old man was found near the church, in a damaged café. His body had blood on it.
Kharkiv’s leader, Oleh Synehubov, said five people were hurt in the city, which is about 40 miles from the border with Russia.
A little girl and her grandpa, who were 48yearsold, were killed in the village of Velykyi Burluk.
Earlier today, at least 12 houses were damaged in the attack.
Before the war, Kupiansk was a busy train station with around30,000 people living there.
Russian forces briefly took over the area, but Ukraine was able to take it back later that year.