The death toll from the Russian attack on Poltava climbed to 53 as another body was recovered from the rubble, according to the State Emergency Service. The devastating strike also left 298 people injured, as reported by Kyiv Independent. Notably, a Russian strike in the city of Poltava targeted an educational institution and a nearby hospital and partially destroyed one of the telecommunications institute’s buildings. The attack on Tuesday had claimed the lives of 41 people and left more than 180 injured.

Smoke rises from a building destroyaed by a Russian strike in Lviv. Pic/AP