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Death toll due to russian strike on Poltava increased to 55, 328 people wounded

Death toll due to russian strike on Poltava increased to 55, 328 people wounded

As of September 5, the death toll from the russian strike on Poltava on September 3 has risen to 55. There are probably still people under the rubble.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

"The number of people killed as a result of a russian missile attack on an educational institution in the city has increased to 55 people. 328 people were injured," the message says.

The six-story building of the educational building was partially destroyed by the russian attack. Probably, there are still people under the rubble.

It is indicated that rescuers have so far dismantled and removed more than 2,000 tons of construction debris. Search and rescue operations continue taking into account the safety component.

We will remind, on the afternoon of September 3, the russians attacked Poltava. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy informed that the russians attacked the Institute of Communications.

In the Poltava Region, three days of mourning were announced for those killed in the missile attack.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, as a result of the russian ballistic missile attack on Poltava on September 3, 65 people are in serious condition in hospitals.

As of the morning of September 5, it became known that the number of killed as a result of the russian attack on the Institute of Communication in Poltava, committed on September 3, has increased to 54. There may be 5 people under the rubble.

Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said that on September 3, a russian missile reached Poltava in 3 minutes. According to the available data, people reacted to the danger, but did not have time to go down to the bomb shelters.