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President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the strike on older people in a Donetsk village should prompt a global response.
Sept. 9, 2025Updated 10:19 a.m. ET
A Russian bomb exploded on Tuesday in a crowd of older people as they picked up pension payments in a village near the front line in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 23 people and injuring 18, the authorities said.
Bodies of victims could be seen in a video shared online by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and independently confirmed by The New York Times as showing Yarova, the village that was struck. The blast occurred in the town’s center, hitting near a church, cemetery and school.
When the bomb detonated, people were lined up near a state postal vehicle to receive their monthly cash retirement payments. The state postal service, Ukrposhta, delivers the money to those in villages who cannot travel to banks.
Mr. Zelensky wrote on X that the strike, the latest in Russia’s unrelenting attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities, should prompt a global reply.
“A response is needed from the United States,” Mr. Zelensky wrote. “A response is needed from Europe. A response is needed from the G-20. Strong actions are needed to make Russia stop bringing death.”
On Sunday, after Russia launched a huge barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other cities, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was prepared to “increase pressure” economically on Russia to get it to negotiate. Europe is planning a new round of sanctions against Russia.
