The attack destroyed all five floors of one of the building's sections, caused a fire, and damaged neighboring buildings. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site.
Two hundred and twenty people remain hospitalized following the Russian attack on Poltava on Sept. 3, with some in critical condition, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.
A total of 58 people were killed in Russia's Sept. 3 strike on Poltava. Over 320 were injured.
Russia launched two ballistic missiles against the city on Sept. 3, hitting the Military Institute of Communications and a neighboring medical facility. The educational institution building was partially destroyed.
Another 328 people are currently listed as wounded, while several more may still be under the rubble.
The death toll of Russia's strike against the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Sept. 3 has risen to 54, the State Emergency Service reported on Sept. 5 amid ongoing rescue operations.
The death toll of a Russian attack against Poltava on Sept. 3 has risen to 52 as another body was found in the rubble, the State Emergency Service reported on Sept. 4.
Key developments on Sept. 3: * Russia strikes Poltava with ballistic missiles, killing at least 51, injuring 271 * Ukraine plans to 'indefinitely' hold Kursk Oblast's seized territories, Zelensky says * Russian strikes damage overhead power line at occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Energoatom says * Norway pledges $53 million for drones, air defense
The Military Institute of Communications and a neighboring medical facility were hit in the attack.
Russia attacked Poltava Oblast on June 17, hitting a civilian infrastructure site, Governor Filip Pronin reported.
Oleksandr Mamai, the former mayor of Poltava, received a five-year suspended sentence in 2023 after being convicted of abuse of office and forgery.
