The city of Poltava in Ukraine has been hit by a Russian missile strike

The tragedy of the Poltava strike: “The enemy sure must answer for all (its) crimes against humanity,” wrote Pronin

In one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began, more than fifty people died and more than 200 were injured when two missiles blasted a military academy and hospital in Poltava in Ukranian.

“A great tragedy for Poltava region and entire Ukraine,” Pronin wrote on his Telegram page. “The enemy certainly must answer for all (its) crimes against humanity,” he said.

The strike came on the day that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia. The hosts had not made any announcement about arresting him on the international warrant for alleged war crimes.

Zelenskyy repeated his call for swift delivery of military aid. He has been critical of the U.S. and European countries for being slow in making good on their pledges.

He also wants them to ease restrictions on what Ukraine can target on Russian soil with the weapons they provide. Some countries do not want to escalate the war in order to hit Russia.

It’s important that we have long-range strikes to protect us from Russian terror. Every day of delay, unfortunately, means more lost lives,” he said.

The Russian Missing Persons Attack on a Military Training Facility and a Nearby Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 21, 2020

The institute of communications was partially destroyed. People are under the rubble. Many were saved,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted on his Telegram channel.

The rescue operation involves all the necessary services. He said he had ordered “a full and prompt investigation” into what happened. Zelenskyy didn’t provide any further details.

The strike occurred in the city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name, officials said. Poltava is approximately 200 miles Southeast of Kyiv. The city is on the main highway and rail route between Kyiv and Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, which is close to the Russian border.

KYIV, Ukraine — Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

KYIV, Ukraine — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation on Wednesday before an expected Cabinet reshuffle. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed at least seven people in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, a day after one of the deadliest missile attacks since the war began.

During Russia’s war in Ukraine, Kuleba has been second only to Zelenskyy in carrying Ukraine’s message and needs to an international audience, whether through social media posts or meetings with foreign dignitaries. In July, Kuleba became the highest-ranking Ukrainian official to visit China since Russia’s full-scale invasion started in February 2022. He has been foreign minister since March 2020.

A leader of Zelenskyy’s party in the Ukrainian parliament said that half the Cabinet will be changed. Ministers will be resigning on Wednesday and new appointments will be made Thursday, he said.

The Levy attack on Novi Sadis, an overnight attack on a Russian army that hunts its way out of the Kursk border region

The mayor of Lviv said that at least seven people were killed and 35 others were wounded in an overnight Russian attack. A child and a medical worker were among the dead and others are in critical condition, he said.

The attack happened as Ukrainian forces sought to carve out their holdings in Russia’s Kursk border region after a surprise Ukrainian incursion that began Aug. 6 and as the Russian army hacks its way deeper into eastern Ukraine.