Russia struck an educational facility and a hospital in Poltava with two ballistic missiles, killing 51 people and wounding 271.

Russia hit an educational facility and a hospital in Poltava with two ballistic missiles

Fifty-one people have been confirmed dead and 271 wounded

The death toll of a Russian attack against Poltava on Sept. 3 has risen to 53 as another body was found in the rubble, the State Emergency Service reported on Sept. 4. Some 298 people were reportedly injured.

The death toll from the strike has risen to 53 from 51

22 bodies had been retrieved from under the rubble

13 people are feared still trapped under the rubble

800 tons of debris have been removed from the site of the attack

Russia struck the center of Poltava, including educational and medical facilities.

Rescuers localized the fire and rescued 25 people, with 11 pulled from rubble, at the site of the attack on an educational institution.