Russia disrupts rescue operations in Poltava with constant air raid alerts following strike
Photo: Russian attack on Poltava on September 3 (Getty Images)
Russia hindered the rescue operation in Poltava after a strike on a training center. The Russian forces provoked air raid alerts and repeated attacks, according to Poltava City Council Deputy Serhii Kaplin.
According to him, all operating rooms in Poltava are currently occupied with those injured in the morning strike. Doctors are working non-stop to operate on all the injured.
"The situation was tragic because, in the first few minutes after the strike, Russia made repeated attempts to destabilize the situation, provoking air raid alerts and taking people from the site, including SES workers and those clearing the rubble," Kaplin said.
He noted that just as rescuers arrived at the strike site, another air raid alert would sound again, causing further disruption.
"Because there is a requirement to leave the territory in case of air raid alert. This happened almost immediately. I was nearby, and within a minute, we heard the explosion and the air raid alert. The strike was so quick that it was extremely difficult to respond properly and quickly," he remarked.
Background
Earlier this morning, two explosions were heard in Poltava. Later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the Russian forces attacked Poltava using ballistic missiles, partially destroying the building of the Institute of Communications.
As of 7:00 p.m., it is known that more than 50 people were killed and 219 injured as a result of the shelling.
Read more about the consequences of the attack in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
