The strike came on the day that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia.
Since it embarked on its full-scale invasion in early 2022, Russia has repeatedly used missiles to smash civilian targets, sometimes killing scores of people in a single attackUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, September 2, 2024.
“I heard explosions ... I was at home at that time. When I left the house, I realized that it was something evil and something bad,” said Yevheniy Zemskyy, who arrived to volunteer his help. “I was worried about the children, the residents of Poltava. That’s why we are here today to help our city in any way we can.”By Tuesday evening, the death toll stood at 51, according to the general prosecutor’s office.
The attack happened as Ukrainian forces sought to carve out their holdings in Russia’s Kursk border region after a surprise incursion that began Aug. 6 and as the Russian army hacks its way The missiles hit shortly after an air-raid alert sounded when many people were on their way to a bomb shelter, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said, describing the strike as “barbaric.”
Zelenskyy repeated his appeal for Ukraine’s Western partners to ensure swift delivery of military aid. He has previously chided the U.S. and European countries for being slow to make good on their pledges of help.He also wants them to ease restrictions on what Ukraine can target on Russian soil with the weapons they provide. Some countries fear that hitting Russia could escalate the war.
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