The Latest Breaking News from Okhtyrka

‘After the victory’: ruined city of Okhtyrka clings to hope of brighter future

City in north-east Ukraine rubble-strewn shadow of the place it once was, but its mayor is unbowed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022

Ukraine: what is the dangerous 'vacuum bomb' weapon Russia has been accused of using?

As Russia’s horrifying invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, has alleged that Russia used a vacuum bomb. According to reports, the attack was aimed at a Ukrainian army base in Okhtyrka and 70 soldiers were killed in the blast.

The Conversation · Mar 2, 2022

More than 70 Ukrainians killed in single Russian missile strike in deadliest attack yet

Dozens of Ukrainian solders were killed in Okhtyrka in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Monday, regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy said

Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv TV tower hit in alleged attack

Russia-Ukraine crisis news from March 1: Washington says Russian ‘crimes’ in Ukraine are ‘mounting by the hour’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022

Russia accused of bombing nursery as bodies seen next to slides and sandbox

The shocking drone footage appears to show a kindergarten, called the Sunshine nursery, with bodies strewn outside in the eastern city of Okhtyrka.

Daily Record · Feb 26, 2022

Russia accused of bombing nursery as bodies seen on ground by slides and sandbox

Horrifying drone clips taken in the eastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka appear to show the Sunshine nursery with a shell explosion outside as missiles continue to be launched

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022