At Least 51 Dead, Over 200 Injured in Russian Army Missile Strike on Poltava
Dozens were killed and injured in what President Zelensky described as one of the deadliest strikes by Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war
Russian forces launched a missile attack on Poltava on Tuesday, Sept. 3, striking the city with two ballistic missiles just minutes after an air raid alert was issued.
As of 6 p.m. the Prosecutor General’s office confirmed that 51 people had been killed and over 200 wounded.
The attack, which occurred at approximately 9:10 a.m., targeted an educational institution and a nearby hospital, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky described the attack as one of the deadliest strikes by Russian forces since the start of the full-scale war.
The White House on Tuesday condemned the attack saying it showed the need to urgently strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses.
The attack was “another horrific reminder of Putin’s brutality towards the people in Ukraine,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, adding that the US would send more military aid to Kyiv in the coming weeks.
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