Ukraine-Russia war latest: At least 49 dead in strike by Putin’s forces on city of Poltava, Kyiv says
At least 49 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 Mongolia failed to arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin after he landedfor a two-day visit, despite being a member of the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute.
Mongolia – which is heavily reliant upon Russia for its economic stability – has a legal obligation to the world court to detain Mr Putin and transport him to The Hague, where he faces an international arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine.
