Russian strike kills 41 & injures 180 in blitz on Ukraine military academy & hospital as people fled to bomb shelters

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AT LEAST 41 people have been killed by two Russian ballistic missile strikes on a military academy and a hospital inside Ukraine.

Some 180 people have been injured in what is being called one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the war.

X/nexta_tvDozens feared being killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian military unit in Poltava, Ukraine.[/caption]

East2WestMany people are stuck under rubble after the horror strike[/caption]

The strike occurred in the Poltava region and was intended to hit a military unit.

But it also ended up hitting a nearby medical facility.

Many people remain are now trapped under the rubble after buildings collapsed in the horror strike.

Emergency responders are now working at the scene to pull out people from the rubble.

It is understood they have already rescued 25 people, 11 of whom were retrieved from the rubble.

President Zelesnky said: “One of the buildings of the Institute of Communications was partially destroyed. People found themselves under the rubble. Many were saved.”

Pro-war Russian Telegram channels say the strike hit a military training centre – and that all the victims are army cadets.

However, many civilians are understood to have been killed and injured in the horror strike.

Zelensky added that “all necessary steps” are being taken in the rescue operation and an investigation will be launched into the strike.

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