Back Bombezadenn Poltava e Gwengolo 2024 BR Ataques con misiles de Poltava de 2024 Spanish 2024. aasta septembri rünnak Poltavale ET Attaque de missiles du 3 septembre 2024 de Poltava French Ionsaí diúracán ar Poltava, 2024 GA Հրթիռային հարձակում Պոլտավայի վրա HY Ракетный удар по Полтаве 3 сентября 2024 года Russian Ракетний удар по Полтаві 3 вересня 2024 року Ukrainian 2024年9月3日波爾塔瓦導彈襲擊 Chinese
| September 2024 Poltava strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
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| Type | Missile strike |
| Location | |
| Date | 3 September 2024 |
| Executed by | Russian Armed Forces |
| Casualties | 74 missing and killed 328 injured |
On 3 September 2024, two Russian missiles hit a branch of the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies and a nearby hospital in Poltava, Ukraine,[1] killing at least 59[2] and injuring at least 328.[3] According to president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a building in the military institute was "partially destroyed".[4] It was the deadliest attack in Poltava Oblast during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[1]
- ^ a b "Deadliest Russian Missile Strike This Year Highlights Ukraine's Air-Defense Shortage". The Wall Street Journal. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
rfi_2024_10_03was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Fornusek, Martin (5 September 2024). "Death toll from Russia's Sept. 3 strike on Poltava rises to 55". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Live Updates: Russian Strike Kills More Than 50 in Ukraine, Zelensky Says". The New York Times. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
The strike hit the Institute of Communications, a military academy in Poltava in eastern Ukraine, President Zelensky said in a video posted to his Telegram channel.