Over 21 dead, 25 Others injured as Russian Shelling strikes school, cultural centre in Ukraine

Over 21 civilians on Thursday were killed and 25 others were injured after Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, local prosecutors said told news agency AFP.

The regional prosecutors said in a post on Facebook that the artillery fire has hit a school and a cultural centre in the town of Merefa outside the city of Kharkiv.

He further added that of the wounded, 10 people are in serious condition.

Merefa Mayor Veniamin Sitov told news agency AP that the attack occurred just before dawn on Thursday.

Notably, the Kharkiv region has seen heavy bombardment as stalled Russian forces try to advance in the area.