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Today, Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles at the city of Poltava, resulting in at least 41 deaths and over 180 injuries, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The missiles struck an educational institution and a nearby medical facility, causing significant damage to the building of the Military Institute of Communications, as reported by "The Kyiv Independent".

A new bloodbath in Ukraine, as 41 people lost their lives and more than 180 were injured as a result of a Russian attack with two ballistic missiles in Poltava, in the eastern part of the country, as reported by Volodymyr Zelensky.

Russia and Ukraine are locked in a war of attrition and destruction following Kyiv’s surprise attack, historically and symbolically significant, that led to the first occupation of Russian territory since 1941, in the Kursk region. But can this major development on the frontlines decide the war’s outcome, or does it push the West’s confrontation with Russia closer to a breaking point?

Russia on Monday dismissed the possibility of peace talks with Ukraine, despite Kiev's claims of fresh advances in its offensive into Russian territory.

Ukraine’s advance into Russia may be entering a new phase after Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces now control the city of Sudzha, the largest city in the Kursk region, located 10 kilometers within Russian territory.

Suddenly, this becomes significant because Sudzha is a critical transit point for natural gas flowing from Western Siberia to Europe via Ukraine.

Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion aiming to destabilize Russia by showing up its weaknesses, a top Ukrainian official has told AFP as the assault entered its sixth day.

Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia, where state media and local officials on Friday reported a fire at a military airfield and "massive" drone attacks hundreds of kilometers from the border.

Russia's army was fighting a major Ukrainian border incursion for the third day running, Moscow said Thursday, with independent analysts saying Kiev's troops had advanced up to 10 kilometres (six miles) into Russia.

The Russian military has announced its capture of the village of Pivdenne in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Located approximately 6 kilometers southeast of Toretsk, a significant Ukrainian fortress and coal-mining town, Pivdenne has been a target for Russian advances since June.

The eastern city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region is currently the focal point of hostilities between Russian and Ukrainian forces, with Russian troops attempting to breach Ukrainian defense lines. According to the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, cited by DPA, the situation is critically serious.