Briefing
This is the most recent information as of the conclusion of Tuesday
Russia Carried Out One of the Deadliest Strikes of the War. Also, polio vaccinations in Gaza are beating goals.
Updated 2024-Sep-26 20:34
Ukrainian rescue workers clear debris from a destroyed floor of a military educational institution with part of its exterior wall missing.
In Mongolia Vladimir Putin was greeted with a red carpet reception. He was visiting a member nation of the International Criminal Court for the first time where there is a warrant out for his arrest.
Ukrainian officials reported that over 50 casualties occurred and numerous individuals were injured when a military academy in Poltava a city in eastern Ukraine was struck by two Russian missiles today.
The president of Ukraine reported that a hospital was also struck. One of the deadliest attacks in the two and a half year war occurred as Moscow intensified its assaults in Ukraine leading to an increase in casualties and devastation.
Only a day ago there was a third instance of Russian forces launching a barrage of missiles into Ukraine.
According to my colleague Marc Santora who has been reporting from Kyiv this attack occurred amidst a more active phase of the war where Ukraine is advancing into Russia while Russia is advancing further into eastern Ukraine.
Up to now the invasion by Ukraine has not halted the progress of Russian troops which was the expectation of Ukrainian officials.
Following the recent attacks President Volodymyr Zelensky once again appealed to Western allies for advanced air defense systems capable of intercepting Russia s ballistic missiles.
