Two Russian ballistic missiles hit an educational facility and a nearby hospital in central Ukraine. The tragic toll so far is at least 41 dead and 180 injured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday.
Hospitals, educational institutions, dozens of murdered people… 41 at this moment.
I can’t believe the world is just watching Russia do all this, hoping the war won’t reach them. Poltava 🕯️ pic.twitter.com/MtKIEsUrVY
— Victoria (@victoriaslog) September 3, 2024
The strike took place in the Poltava region, Zelensky said in a video posted on his Telegram channel.
The blow comes after several 24 hours of mass drone bombing mainly against the Ukrainian capital.
The correspondent of ERTNews in Kyiv, Kostas Onyshenko reported that the strike took place at a military school and according to what is happening, many people are under the rubble and the number of dead may increase.
Occupiers attacked Poltava: 41 people killed, more than 180 wounded
According to preliminary reports, the Russian army launched ballistic strikes on the building of the Institute of Communications and a nearby hospital. pic.twitter.com/XnHV3xhDKP
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 3, 2024
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