NNA - Russia said that a missile attack it launched on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Tuesday morning targeted a Ukrainian army "training centre" and that the strike achieved its "objectives".

"Russia's armed forces carried out a precision strike on the 179th joint training centre of the Ukrainian army in the city of Poltava," the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "The strike objectives were achieved. All designated targets have been hit," it said. -- AFP

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