Ukraine renews call for help after deadly Russian attacks

A Russian attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday killed 51 people and injured more than 200. It was one of the deadliest attacks of the war.

Two ballistic missiles hit an educational facility and a hospital, trapping people under the rubble.

Russia also attacked the eastern region of Kharkiv and the capital Kyiv on Monday, damaging houses and infrastructure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Air defense systems and missiles are needed in Ukraine, not in a warehouse somewhere. Long-range strikes that can defend against Russian terror are needed now, not sometime later. Every day of delay, unfortunately, means more lives lost.”

Zelensky again called on his allies to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons, saying this would help Ukraine end the war as soon as possible.