At least 41 people were killed and more than 180 injured on Tuesday in a Russian missile attack on central Ukrainesaid President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Two ballistic missiles hit an “educational institution” and a nearby hospital in the city of Poltava, Zelenskyy said in a video post on the Telegram messaging app.
NBC News could not verify the death toll or which buildings were hit. Russia has not commented on the incident.
Some people were trapped under the rubble, Zelenskyy said, but many were rescued.
“I have ordered a full and immediate investigation into all the circumstances surrounding what happened,” Zelenskyy said. “All necessary services are involved in the rescue operation.”
Minister of the Interior Ihor Klymenko said in a separate post that emergency crews had contained the fire and were continuing to clear the debris, adding that 11 people were pulled under the debris.
It appears to be the deadliest attack on Ukraine since then a missile attack on the capital Kyiv in Julywhich also killed 41 people.
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