Rocket attack on Poltava: new details have emerged (video)
3 September 2024 19:00
SBI opens case on military negligence over russian missile strike on Poltava. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to RBC.
We are talking about Part 4 of Article 425 of the Criminal Code. The perpetrators face up to 8 years in prison.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine said that too little time had passed between the alarm and arrival, so the attack caught people during the evacuation to the shelter.
What happened in Poltava on 3 September
According to the investigation, on 3 September 2024, the Russian armed forces launched an air attack on the city of Poltava, preceded by two Iskander-M ballistic missiles. The enemy hit an educational institution and a hospital.
One of the buildings of the Institute of Communications, the hospital and nearby houses were partially destroyed.
Rescuers, an investigative team and other services are currently working at the site to clear the rubble. Prosecutors, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, are documenting the consequences of another crime committed by the aggressor state.
Rocket attack on Poltava: how many people were injured
As of 17:30, 49 people were reported dead as a result of a missile attack by the Russian Armed Forces. The number of wounded has increased to 219.
As of 18:00, 51 people were reported dead and more than 200 wounded as a result of the attack, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Local MP Serhiy Kaplin told a national TV marathon that all hospitals in Poltava were overcrowded with wounded. According to him, an air raid alarm sounded at the time of the explosion, and rescuers could not begin to get people out of the rubble for a long time because of the ongoing alarms.
The tragedy in Poltava on 3 September: what is known about the causes
Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, believes that the deaths on 3 September were the fault of the authorities.
“Not a single leader has been punished for the attacks on the barracks in Yavoriv, Mykolaiv, and Desna, where there were mass casualties. Therefore, it is not surprising that mass gatherings continue. There is no accountability, no analysis, and the mistakes from which the authorities do not learn lessons continue and the victims multiply,” Butusov wrote.
According to him, the enemy agent found out about the mass gathering, and someone immediately posted a video of the results of the strike. This person probably works for the enemy and controls the results.
Butusov stressed that until a leader is demonstratively punished for neglecting security measures – loss of rank and a real prison term for negligence with severe consequences – there is no hope that such tragedies will not happen again.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezugla claims that the attack on the military communications institute in Poltava took place during the formation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Poltava. The formation of the 128th Brigade taught us nothing, no one was punished, (former Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valeriy) Zaluzhny, (Armed Forces Chief Oleksandr) Syrsky, (Armed Forces Commander Oleksandr) Pavlyuk ‘solved’ everything then. We have a repetition of tragedies. Where is the limit?” Bezugla said.
How society reacts to the rocket attack in Poltava
The Russian military attack on Poltava was “one of the worst” since the beginning of the war, according to the Times journalists write.
“Video from the scene showed destroyed buildings and wounded people being treated in the street. The death toll is expected to rise, with an unknown number of people still trapped in the rubble,” the newspaper said.
The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, also commented on the missile attack on the city.
“This is an incredible tragedy for the whole of Ukraine. The enemy hit an educational institution and a hospital,” she wrote.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov notedthat Poltava and the whole of Ukraine is experiencing a terrible tragedy.
“The Russian aggressor hit one of the city’s educational institutions and a hospital with ballistic missiles. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded. Rescuers and emergency services are working at the scene. The Chief Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defence will also investigate the circumstances of the tragedy in cooperation with law enforcement agencies,” the head of the ministry said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also commented on the attack on Poltava.
“I have received preliminary reports on the Russian strike on Poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic missiles. They hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings of the Institute of Communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. I have ordered a full and prompt investigation into all the circumstances of what happened,” the Ukrainian leader said.
russia struck at Poltava: what propagandists are saying
Russian propaganda media are trying to to convince the worldthat the Russian Armed Forces attacked the location of mobilised Ukrainians who were to go to the Pokrovsk frontline. They claim that the Russian military, which fired the missiles at the educational institution in Poltava (according to their version, a military unit was located there), received all the necessary information from a local informant. In particular, the unnamed person allegedly told the Russian Armed Forces not only the exact coordinates, but also the approximate schedule at the university.
