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On Sept. 3, the armed forces of the Russian Federation launched a precision strike on the 179th joint training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Poltava,
the Russian Defense Ministry said A lot more clearing needs to be done before we reach the bottom,
said one, who asked to be cited only his first name, Vladyslav They are trained, they know: an alarm, run to put on shoes,
said Valeria Nor, 32, a mother who raced to check on her 3-year-old daughter I saw nothing new here,
said Maksym Luhivsky, a 25-year-old volunteer, as he urged emergency workers to eat something to sustain their strength At the beginning of this war, we thought we would take the children and run if there were just one bang nearby,
The window blew open. Dust was everywhere. I just had time to tell my sister that a rocket was flying,
said Yevgeniya Chyrva, a resident in a building damaged during the attack The number of injured is 271. We know that there are people under the rubble of the destroyed building. Everything is being done to save as many lives as possible,
In the latest information available, this Russian strike has claimed 51 lives,
Zelensky stated in his evening address The enemy certainly must answer for all (its) crimes against humanity,
Search teams continue to dismantle the rubble at the site,
Injured people were brought straight into the [ICU] or directly to the operating theatres, bypassing the reception area. Most operating theatres are in use, as well as most [surgical] brigades, including anaesthesiologists. Surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and traumatologists provided emergency care, treating burns, blast injuries, fractures and shrapnel wounds,
The Russian scum will definitely be held accountable for this strike."
He remarked on the Telegram messaging app These tragedies keep repeating themselves. When will it stop?"
More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead".
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."
We did not have time to hide anywhere. We heard a very powerful explosion and people screaming."
Anna Savchenko, an employee at a nearby gas station, recounted Poltava ... How can such a large number of people gather at such a facility?"
said blogger Sergey Naumovich The time interval between the alarm and the arrival of the deadly missiles was so short that it caught people in the middle of evacuating to the bomb shelter,
the defence ministry said The enemy is using any means to bring Ukraine more pain and disorientate Ukrainians. Please trust only reliable sources,
All necessary services are involved in the rescue operation,