Key Takeaways
- The Russia attack on Poltava resulted in at least 51 deaths and 271 injuries.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the Russia attack on Poltava.
- The attack involved Russian missile strikes on an educational institution and a hospital in Poltava.
Kiev: A devastating 51 lives were lost, and 271 others were injured, in a Russian missile attack on the city of Poltava in central Ukraine, as confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Some people are still trapped under the rubble of the destroyed building and the rescue operation at the site continues, Zelensky wrote in a statement on Telegram.
According to preliminary investigation, two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles struck an educational institution and a hospital in Poltava, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.
