Rescuers and emergency services are working at the scene.
Rustem Umerov
dozens of people, together with law enforcement officers, will be investigated by the Main Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense.
This was reported by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov.
“Today, Poltava and all of Ukraine are experiencing a terrible tragedy. The Russian aggressor struck one of the city's educational institutions and a hospital with ballistics. Dozens of people have died, hundreds have been injured, and emergency services are working on the scene. “Today's events in Poltava are further proof of the cruelty of Russian terror,” the minister added.
Russian strike on Poltava
- The Russian army has struck an educational institution in Poltava. The enemy hit the institution and a nearby hospital with two ballistic missiles. One of the buildings of the communications institute was partially destroyed. So far, 49 people are known to have died and 219 injured.
- President Zelensky has ordered an investigation into all the circumstances of the tragedy.
- A three-day mourning for the victims has been declared in Poltava Oblast.