A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Poltava has left at least 49 dead and 219 injured, the region’s regional governor announced Tuesday, September 3, in a new provisional report. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, two ballistic missiles hit “an educational institution and a nearby hospital”. “One of the buildings of the Institute of Communications was partially destroyed”he added. Follow our live feed.
People under the rubble. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the strike took place in a very short time between the moment the air defense alert was triggered and the arrival of the two missiles. “They surprised people evacuating to the underground shelter”he explained. “Thanks to the coordinated work of rescuers and doctors, 25 people were rescued, 11 of whom were able to be freed from the rubble. Rescuers are currently continuing their work.”he continued.
Strong condemnations from Berlin and London. “Putin’s brutality knows no bounds”denounced the head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock. The Russian president “must be held accountable”added the German Foreign Minister. For its part, London denounced a “sickening act of aggression”.
Vladimir Putin assures that the Ukrainian offensive at Kursk will not stop the Russian advance in the East. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday welcomed the acceleration of his army’s advance in eastern Ukraine, proof he said that the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk launched in early August is doomed to failure.
Poland wants to shoot down Russian missiles threatening it over Ukraine. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Warsaw should have the right to shoot down Russian missiles already threatening its territory over neighboring Ukraine, in an interview with Financial Times published Monday.