Dozens of dead and wounded in Yarova village: Russian Federation strikes at people with KAB
9 September 2025 15:48
At least 23 people were killed in the village of Yarova (Donetsk region). On Tuesday, September 9, at 10:53 a.m., the Russian military dropped a bomb on a line of elderly people receiving their pensions, [Komersant ] reports, citing the head of the Liman MVA , Alexander Zhuravlev.
He also clarified that 18 people were injured as a result of the Russian attack. Three of them are in serious condition in medical institutions. Most of the people are elderly locals who were receiving their pensions at the Ukrposhta mobile branch that day.
Its head was also wounded, said Igor Smelyansky , CEO of the national postal operator.
“The head of our branch, Yulia, was wounded. Thanks to the prompt assistance provided by our driver, her life is not in danger, she is already in the hospital,” Smelyansky wrote on his Telegram channel.
He added that since the beginning of the war, Ukrposhta has been constantly changing its security procedures, and as the video shows, the car was parked under trees to reduce the risk of being seen. “But someone gave away the coordinates.
“We agreed with the Military-Civilian Administration to change the procedure for paying pensions in the frontline area (I will not comment on the details publicly) to find a balance between security and providing people with basic services,” said Ukrposhta CEO.
It should be noted that the distance from Yarovaya to the contact line is about 8 kilometers. An investigative team, explosives experts, and the White Angel unit arrived at the scene of the war crime.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already responded to the act of terrorism by the Russian military .
“An openly brutal Russian air strike on the village of Yarova in Donetsk region. Directly on people. Ordinary civilians. At the moment when pensions were being issued,” Zelensky wrote on his official Telegram channel.
He emphasized that such Russian strikes should definitely not go unanswered by the world. “The Russians continue to destroy lives, but avoid new strong sanctions, new strong strikes.
The world should not remain silent. The world should not remain inactive. We need a reaction from the United States. We need a reaction from Europe. We need a reaction from the G20. We need strong actions to stop Russia from bringing death,” the head of state summarized.
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It should be noted that the Russian Defense Ministry also wrote about the strike on the village of Yarove. The occupiers claim that they did not strike at civilians, but “destroyed the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
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