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At least 51 people have been confirmed dead and more than 200 injured after Russian cruise missiles struck the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, Kyiv has said.
Two cruise missiles are said to have hit a military training facility and nearby hospital, leaving people buried underneath the rubble, the Ukrainian president said, in what appears to be one of the worst attacks since Russia’s invasion began more than 900 days ago.
As rescue efforts continued, Ukraine’s defence ministry said the time interval between the air raid sirens sounding and the missiles hitting had been so short that people were caught as they made their way to bomb shelters.
It came as the United Nations nuclear agency chief warned that the situation in the Zaporizhzhia power plant occupied by Russian forces was “very fragile” ahead of his visit to the plant on Wednesday.
“Some days we have some stability, and then there is an end, an issue … which means that the station is again on the verge of being on a blackout,” he said in Kyiv.
“Blackout means no power. No power means no cooling. No cooling means maybe you have a disaster," he said.
Key Points
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- Ukraine army launches investigation into Poltava strike
- UN nuclear chief warns of potential ‘disaster’ at Zaporizhzhia Power Plant
- US researchers find probable launch site of Russia’s new nuclear-powered missile
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“Some days we have some stability, and then there is an end, an issue … which means that the station is again on the verge of being on a blackout."
“Blackout means no power. No power means no cooling. No cooling means maybe you have a disaster," he said.
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