Ballistic missile strike on Poltava: the number of victims has increased

Poltava became the enemy's another target this time.

The aftermath of the strike on an educational institution in Poltava is still being eliminated. Currently, 49 people are reported dead, and 219 have been injured.

This was written by Head of Poltava Regional Military Administration Philip Pronin.

Rescue teams continue clearing the rubble and conducting search operations at the site.

"Indescribable pain and sorrow. Eternal memory to the fallen," Pronin noted.

Later, the Office of the Prosecutor General updated the information about the dead, confirming that the Russian strike claimed 51 lives.

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