General
Wednesday Briefing
Casualties from a Russian strike in Ukraine.
Missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, Ukraine.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times
A Russian strike killed more than 50 in Ukraine
Russian missiles yesterday struck a military academy and a neighboring hospital in Poltava, about 100 miles from the Russian border, killing more than 50 people, wounding some 200 others and underscoring Moscow’s superior firepower. It was the latest in a string of deadly Russian strikes.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes had been carried out with ballistic missiles, which can travel at supersonic speed and reach a target anywhere in Ukraine within minutes. Residents scrambled to reach shelters, with many saying that sirens sounded only shortly before the attacks.
On the ground: The entire area was littered with shattered glass, with nearby buildings missing windows and doors. Rescue workers in Poltava described scenes of dismembered bodies being pulled from the rubble of the school. Read accounts from the scene.
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