A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian city resulted in more than 40 fatalities

In brief
According to Ukrainian authorities, a Russian missile attack on the city of Poltava has killed at least 51 people and injured over 200 more.

One of the damaged buildings was a military training facility; the Ukrainian military has confirmed that soldiers were among the dead.

This year's bloodiest assault on a Ukrainian town or city is this one.

Russia claims that missiles struck a military display at the institute; Ukraine disputes this.

The Ukrainian military reported launching of Iskander missiles overnight from seized Crimea, which is within the rockets' range at about 430 kilometres.

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edited in London by Owen Amos, with reporting from Poltava, Ukraine by Nick Beake

That's all for now. This was published on September 3, 19:35 British Summer Time, and September 3, 19:35 BST.
Regards Thank you for joining us today. Stay put, though, because we have more news about what's been going on in Ukraine across the BBC. Following Russia's attack on Poltava today, the BBC has been hearing from people on the ground in Ukraine. Our correspondent Nick Beake has been speaking with Ukrainian recruits at a secret training location in Ukraine. Yesterday, Russia fired missiles at Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, hours before students returned for the new academic year. Take a look at the war's progress in Ukraine through maps. Away from the aftermath of today's missile strikes in Poltava, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been on a state visit to Mongolia. Today's page was authored by Laura Gozzi, Malu Cursino, Sofia Ferreira Santos, Andre Rhoden-Paul, and Hollie Cole. Nathan Williams and Owen Amos edited it.

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