Pronin’s “barbaric strike” on Poltava in Ukraine and the “crime against humanity” of the enemy
The missiles hit shortly after the 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.”
“This is a terrible tragedy for the Poltava region and entire Ukraine,” Pronin wrote on his Telegram page. He said the enemy must respond to its crimes against humanity.
The strike came on the day that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia. His hosts did not respond to the demands to arrest him on an international warrant for war crimes.
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 wants they to allow the use of weapons on Russian soil in order to avoid restrictions on what Ukraine can do there. Some countries fear that hitting Russia could escalate the war.
“Long-range strikes that can protect us from Russian terror are needed now, not later. Every day of delay, unfortunately, means more lost lives,” he said.
The death of Dmytro Zelenskyy, the head of the Poltava Military Institute of Communications in Kiev, Ukraine
“One of the buildings of the (Poltava Military) Institute of Communications was partially destroyed. People found themselves under the rubble. Many were saved,” Zelenskyy said in a video posted on his Telegram channel.
“All necessary services are involved in the rescue operation,” he added. He said he ordered an immediate investigation into what happened. Zelenskyy didn’t provide any further details.
Poltava is about 350 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Kyiv, on the main highway and rail route between Kyiv and Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, which is close to the Russian border.
The president of the Ukrainian republic said at least 41 people were killed and 180 were injured when Russian missiles hit a military training facility and a hospital in central-eastern Ukraine.
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 missiles killed at least seven people in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, a day after one of the most deadly missile attacks since the war began.
Zelenskyy has been the leader for carrying Ukraine’s message through social media, while Kuleba has second place to Zelenskyy. 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.
Almost half the current Cabinet will be changed, according to a leader of Zelenskyy’s party. Ministers will be resigning on Wednesday and new appointments will be made Thursday, he said.
The attack on the city of Lviv by the Russians, which was in Kiev’s Kursk region at the time of the Novikov invasion
The mayor of Lviv said that seven people were killed and 35 others wounded in an attack on the city by the Russians. A child and a medical worker are dead, and other people are in critical condition.
The attack occurred at a time when Ukrainian forces were trying to carve out their hold in Russia’sKursk border region.
