Russia’s Poltava Attack is a Double Disaster for Ukraine

The strikes on Poltava killed more than 50 people. They also raised difficult questions for Ukraine and its supporters.

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Medical workers wait outside a military educational facility after it was hit by Russian missiles in Poltava, Ukraine on September 3, 2024. At least 51 people were killed and hundreds wounded in one of the deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war. (Photo by PATRYK JARACCZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Posted: September 3rd, 2024