09/03/2024

Dozens Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Poltava, Ukraine

Two missiles targeted an educational institution and a nearby hospital

More than 50 people were killed and hundreds injured in a Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, making it one of the deadliest single attacks of the war.

Two ballistic missiles struck the area, targeting an educational institution and a nearby hospital, Zelensky said, adding that many people were trapped under the rubble.

Casualties from the attack have been steadily rising as bodies were being recovered from the rubble. The Foreign Ministry reported in the evening that the death toll had risen to 51 with more than 200 injured.

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