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41 killed in Russian missile strike on Poltava

At least 41 people have been killed and 180 more wounded in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday, president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Zelenskiy said in a video that the Russian forces hit the city with two ballistic missiles, damaging a building of the Institute of Communications.

The Russians are barbaric.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp81yry5d71t


Summary

    Ukraine's President Zelensky says 41 people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava

    Another 180 were wounded, the president says

    The preliminary report suggests two missiles hit an "educational institution" and hospital, Zelensky adds

Live Reporting

    Zelensky: Two ballistic missiles hit Poltavapublished at 12:41 British Summer Time
    12:41 BST

    More now from Ukraine's President Zelensky, who says the preliminary report suggests the eastern city was hit by two Russian ballistic missiles.

    He says that at least 41 people have been killed and 180 injured, with some dragged out from under the rubble and saved.

    He says the missiles hit the "territory of an educational institution and a nearby hospital".

    One of the buildings of the Institute of Communications was partially destroyed, he says.

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-strikes-poltava-with-ballistic-missiles-killing-41-injuring-over-180/


Russia strikes Poltava with ballistic missiles, killing 41, injuring over 180


by Kateryna Hodunova September 3, 2024 2:29 PM 2 min read


Editor's note: The story is being updated.

Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles against the city of Poltava on Sep. 3, killing at least 41 and injuring over 180 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported.

An educational institution and a neighboring medical facility were hit in the attack, which also partially destroyed the building of the Military Institute of Communications, according to Zelensky.

"The time interval between the alarm and the arrival of the deadly missiles was so short that it caught people during an evacuation to the bomb shelter," the Defense Ministry said.

Many people remain trapped under the rubble, while rescuers and medics continue to work at the scene. As of around 2 p.m. local time, the emergency services had rescued 25 people, 11 of whom were retrieved from the rubble, according to the ministry's statement.

"We express our sincere condolences to the families of the victims. This tragedy is yet another evidence of the enemy's cunning, which stops at no crime to try to intimidate Ukrainians," the ministry said.

"We urge everyone to remain calm and trust only official sources of information. Any speculation on this tragedy is unacceptable."

Zelensky said he had instructed an operational investigation into the circumstances of the attack on Poltava.

Poltava Oblast is located in central Ukraine and is a regularly target of Russian drone and missile attacks.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-strike-kills-41-people-ukraines-poltava-zelenskiy-says-2024-09-03/



Russian missile strike kills 41 people in Ukraine's Poltava, Zelenskiy says

By Reuters
September 3, 20249:53 PM GMT+ 10   Updated 9 min ago


Ukraine's President Zelenskiy holds a press conference, in Kyiv

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 27,


KYIV, Sept 3 (Reuters) - At least 41 people were killed and more than 180 wounded on Tuesday when Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in one of the deadliest single strikes of the war.
Zelenskiy said in a video that Russian forces struck with two ballistic missiles, damaging a building of the Military Institute of Communications.

He added that he had ordered a full and prompt investigation into the circumstances of the attack.

"The Russian scum will definitely be held accountable for this strike," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app.
He repeated his calls for more Western air defences and urged allies to allow their long-range weapons to be used for strikes deeper into Russian territory in order to protect Ukraine.

"We keep telling everyone in the world who has the power to stop this terror: air defence systems and missiles are needed in Ukraine, not in a warehouse somewhere.

"Long-range strikes that can protect us from Russian terror are needed now, not some time later. Unfortunately, every day of delay means loss of life."

Why is a military institute not a legitimate target?

According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava".

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:21pm:

Why is a military institute not a legitimate target? According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava".

Sounds like it killed people in a much wider area.
There were 2 missiles.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:21pm:

Why is a military institute not a legitimate target? According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava".

Yes

Why weren't they underground in a secret location?


https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp81yry5d71t


Unconfirmed Russian sources claim the victims were military

published at 12:54 British Summer Time
12:54 BST

Laura Gozzi

Europe reporter

Russian pro-war Telegram channels are reporting that the strike hit a training centre for the military and that the victims were cadets.

The normally well-informed Rybar channel says that "as a result of the attack, valuable communications and electronic warfare specialists were eliminated".

It says these specialists are difficult to replace quickly as they require lengthy training.

Many channels also say the strike was carried out with short-range ballistic Iskander missiles.

Neither of these claims have been verified by the BBC.

update:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/03/europe/ukraine-poltava-russia-attack-intl/index.html

A Russian strike against a military educational facility in central Ukraine
killed 51 people and injured more than 200 others,

according to Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office, in one of the deadliest single attacks since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said preliminary information indicated two ballistic missiles hit the facility in the city of Poltava and a nearby hospital on Tuesday morning.

“We say again and again to everyone in the world who has the power to stop this terror: air defense systems and missiles are needed in Ukraine, not somewhere in a warehouse,” Zelensky said in a statement.

The head of the Poltava region military administration, Filip Pronin, announced the latest death toll on Telegram, adding that that rescue crews continue to clear and search through the debris at the site. Pronin said authorities believe up to 18 more people may be under the rubble.

At least 10 residential buildings were damaged at the military educational institution, he added.

Moscow has not commented on the attack, but a well-known Russian military blogger Vladimir Rogov reported earlier on Tuesday that Russia struck a military school in Poltava.

Speaking about the attack, President Zelensky repeated his call on Ukraine’s Western allies to supply Kyiv with more air defenses and lift restrictions on his country’s military using their weapons to strike inside Russia.

“Long-range strikes that can protect against Russian terror are needed now, not later. Every day of delay is, unfortunately, the death of people,” he added.



https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-strike-kills-41-people-ukraines-poltava-zelenskiy-says-2024-09-03/

    Summary

    Ukraine says Russian strike hits military institute
    Soldiers were among those killed, authorities say
    Rescue operation continues with death toll at 50
    Land forces launch investigation into what happened

KYIV, Sept 3 (Reuters) -

At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded

when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine's central town of Poltava with two ballistic missiles on Tuesday, the war's deadliest single attack this year.
Photographs posted on social media showed several bodies of young men on the ground covered in dust and debris, with the badly damaged side of a large building behind them. Reuters could not immediately verify the images.
"The Russian scum will definitely be held accountable for this strike," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app.

Ukrainians are not killing people?

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:40am:

Ukrainians are not killing people?

They will now - I expect a massive retaliatory strike on Russian training centers.

This war is now way out of control.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:45am:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 9:40am: Ukrainians are not killing people? They will now - I expect a massive retaliatory strike on Russian training centers. This war is now way out of control.

Zelensky has taken the gloves off?

Bobby, please try to calm yourself. Your state of excitement is palpable.

Next, Bobby will be making a pilgrimage to the Chez Gordon anal osculation festival.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:56am:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 9:45am: Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 9:40am: Ukrainians are not killing people? They will now - I expect a massive retaliatory strike on Russian training centers. This war is now way out of control. Zelensky has taken the gloves off? Bobby, please try to calm yourself. Your state of excitement is palpable. Next, Bobby will be making a pilgrimage to the Chez Gordon anal osculation festival.

Zelensky has been overcome by a murderous rage - Russians will die.

Quote:

Zelensky has taken the gloves off?

Not just gloves  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Ys6XHH4VA

Quote:

Zelensky has been overcome by a murderous rage

Zelensky war dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so2KTN0F6i8

The Russians seem to be very happy about it -
this is a Russian website:


https://www.rt.com/russia/603462-poltava-signal-academy-ukraine/


3 Sep, 2024 17:34

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Russia targets Poltava military training center with devastating strike – Kiev
The missile attack has resulted in nearly 300 casualties, according to Ukrainian officials

Russia targets Poltava military training center with devastating strike – Kiev

https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2024.09/m/66d75fe185f54045d30fd799.jpg
Aftermath of a reported Russian missile strike on the Poltava Signal Corps Academy in Ukraine,
September 3, 2024.

Russian Iskander ballistic missiles have struck a training center in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, according to the government in Kiev, which has estimated the death toll at 50.

The School of Military Communications and Information Technology on the north side of Poltava was home to the 179th Training Center of Ukrainian signalmen, including radar and strike drone operators. It was destroyed by two missiles on Tuesday morning, local authorities have said.


The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has put the number of deaths at 49, with 219 injured. Rescue crews managed to save 25 people, of which 11 were pulled from the rubble, according to the military.

Poltava Governor Filip Pronin later updated the casualty toll to 50 dead, more than 235 wounded and 15 missing.

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky used the occasion to demand more air defense systems and missiles, as well as permission from his Western backers to launch “long-range strikes” into Russia.

“This is a stunning tragedy for all of Ukraine,” Zelensky’s wife Elena wrote on X, accusing Russia of striking “an educational institution and a hospital,” even though no hospitals are nearby.

According to local media in Poltava, area hospitals are overwhelmed with wounded. Social media posts soliciting blood donations spoke of “190 dead defenders” and many more at risk from their injuries.

Igor Mosiychuk, a former MP and deputy commander of the notorious neo-Nazi Azov regiment, claimed that the attack may have resulted in up to 600 casualties. While blaming Russia for the strike, he also said the military command bears some responsibility for allowing so many high-value soldiers to be in one place without shelter.

The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on the strike. In the absence of official information, rumors circulating on Russian social media have alleged the presence of NATO instructors at the school, including some from Sweden.

Moscow will be targeted by Ukraine's new missile

after Putin's monstrous attack on Poltava.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJQnuv1Embk

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2024 at 10:21pm:

Why is a military institute not a legitimate target? According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava".

What about the hospital, that's OK now?

Setanta wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:25pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3rd, 2024 at 10:21pm: Why is a military institute not a legitimate target? According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava". What about the hospital, that's OK now?

Israeli Jews bomb hospitals, and in fact every hospital in Gaza and some in the West Bank, and Setanta doesn't concern himself with that.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

The Russians are butchers:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/europe/video-russia-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html

Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers.

Fri September 6, 2024


https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2024-09-05-at-14-44-21.png


The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby.

Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun.

The incident, described by a Ukrainian official who asked for some details to be withheld to protect the identity of the unit, is part of a pattern of apparent executions, seemingly increasing in pace this year.

Ukrainian defense intelligence sources have given CNN a list of 15 cases since November, most supported by drone video or audio intercepts, in which they say surrendering Ukrainian troops were killed by the Russians on the front lines, rather than being taken prisoner.

Ukraine’s prosecutor general told CNN his office was investigating 28 such incidents since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian servicemembers had died.

The footage from Pokrovsk region appears to reflect the relentlessly brutal tactics of the Russian military as they continue to advance in Ukraine’s east.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 7:46pm:

The Russians are butchers: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/europe/video-russia-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. Fri September 6, 2024 https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2024-09-05-at-14-44-21.png The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby. Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun. The incident, described by a Ukrainian official who asked for some details to be withheld to protect the identity of the unit, is part of a pattern of apparent executions, seemingly increasing in pace this year. Ukrainian defense intelligence sources have given CNN a list of 15 cases since November, most supported by drone video or audio intercepts, in which they say surrendering Ukrainian troops were killed by the Russians on the front lines, rather than being taken prisoner. Ukraine’s prosecutor general told CNN his office was investigating 28 such incidents since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian servicemembers had died. The footage from Pokrovsk region appears to reflect the relentlessly brutal tactics of the Russian military as they continue to advance in Ukraine’s east.

Maybe these are Israeli Jewish IDF brave heroes who witnessed the rapes of Israeli women, without intervening and are now surrendering to peaceful unarmed Palestinian women and children and begging forgiveness for committing genocide.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 8:46pm:

Maybe these are Israeli Jewish IDF brave heroes who witnessed the rapes of Israeli women, without intervening and are now surrendering to peaceful unarmed Palestinian women and children and begging forgiveness for committing genocide.

What?

Are you OK mate?    :-/

Setanta wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:25pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 3rd, 2024 at 10:21pm: Why is a military institute not a legitimate target? According to Zelensky, "Russia hit a military institute in the central town of Poltava". What about the hospital, that's OK now?

There was no hospital hit.

https://iili.io/d8f1fEP.md.png

Bobby. wrote on Sep 6^th, 2024 at 7:46pm:

The Russians are butchers: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/europe/video-russia-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. Fri September 6, 2024 https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2024-09-05-at-14-44-21.png The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby. Video obtained exclusively by CNN, filmed during fighting late August near the embattled city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, shows an apparent execution by Russian troops of three surrendering Ukrainians, after their trench was overrun. The incident, described by a Ukrainian official who asked for some details to be withheld to protect the identity of the unit, is part of a pattern of apparent executions, seemingly increasing in pace this year. Ukrainian defense intelligence sources have given CNN a list of 15 cases since November, most supported by drone video or audio intercepts, in which they say surrendering Ukrainian troops were killed by the Russians on the front lines, rather than being taken prisoner. Ukraine’s prosecutor general told CNN his office was investigating 28 such incidents since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian servicemembers had died. The footage from Pokrovsk region appears to reflect the relentlessly brutal tactics of the Russian military as they continue to advance in Ukraine’s east.

Fake news as usual  ::)

https://iili.io/dvTpK92.md.png

Is it just a coincidence that he died the day when Ukrainian military and NATO instructors were sent Bandera way in Poltava?

Another "just-a-coincident" with Swedish instructors getting Bandera ticket in Poltava.

Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom unexpectedly announced Wednesday that he will resign from the Swedish government next week.Billstrom has been in office for nearly two years, during which time his country, traditionally a non-aligned nation, has become a NATO member.


Quote:

"The Strategic Products Inspectorate (Swedish: Inspektionen för strategiska produkter) is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agency supervises the export of military equipment and dual-use products, i.e. products that can have both civilian and military applications."

More of the same coincidence?

ON WEDNESDAY UKRAINE’S parliament convened to approve an unexpected wave of resignations. It was the start of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s first major wartime shake-up, a merry-go-round of promotions and dispatches to irrelevance.

tallowood wrote on Sep 7^th, 2024 at 12:30pm:

Bobby. wrote on Sep 6th, 2024 at 7:46pm: The Russians are butchers: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/06/europe/video-russia-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-intl-cmd/index.html Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. Fri September 6, 2024 Fake news as usual  ::)

It's all 100% true - the Russians take no prisoners.