The strike appeared to be one of the deadliest carried out by Russian forces since the war began more than 900 days ago.
The strike occurred in the city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name, officials said. Poltava is located about 350 kilometres south-east 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.
"One of the buildings of the 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 on Tuesday. Rescue crews and medics saved 25 people, 11 of them dug out from the rubble, a Defence Ministry statement said."A great tragedy for Poltava region and entire Ukraine," Pronin wrote on his Telegram page."The enemy certainly must answer for all crimes against humanity," he said.There was no indication that his hosts would heed demands to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes.
He also wants them to ease restrictions on what Ukraine can target on Russian soil with the weapons they provide. Some countries fear that hitting Russia could escalate the war.
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