60 killed after bomb hits school in east Ukraine: Zelensky

Around 60 people were killed after a bomb hit a school in east Ukraine, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Earlier, the governor of Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, said 90 people had been sheltering in the building in Bilohorivka, and 30 were rescued, said the BBC report.

Haidai said a Russian plane had dropped the bomb on Saturday - Russia has not commented.

Luhansk has seen fierce combat as Russian troops and separatist fighters seek to surround government forces.

Much of the region has been under the control of Russia-backed separatists for the past eight years, the report added.

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