Treatment. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. We start in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 49 people have been killed and 219 people have been injured. It Happened in poltava a city in the east of ukraine. Many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Translation i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic Missiles Hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead. My condolences go to all the families and friends. Information and updates are coming in all of the time. Just a little earlier, i spoke with our abc verified correspondence, merlyn thomas, to find out what we know about the aftermath of todays attack. ~ ~. , the aftermath of todays attack. ~. ,. , attack. We know the attack was on a city in attack. We know the attack was on a city in the attack. We know the attack was on a city in the east attack. We know the attack was on a city in the east of on a city in the east of ukraine and what we know so far are details shared by President Zelensky who says that preliminary reports show the attack was caused by two russian ballistic missiles and Resort Chatter about this attack start at about 9am uk time and that started to circulate on Social Media and in one video that we verified, you can see a large Balloon Outbuilding with a gaping hole in the side of it and it is a 6 Storey Building and there is to pre piled around and revel next to the building and in some of the photos, it is worth saying that there is a lot of Graphic Imagery and we have seen dead bodies on the floor and we have seen what appear to be Emergency Responders in the area as well, carrying blankets and stretchers, and in one photo, you can see a building completely charred out and burned out with the interior floors collapsed in on each other. ~. , other. We have seen some footaae other. 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The ukrainian government has asked international media to follow that in the aftermath of a tax on ukraine, meaning we cant assure you footage of civilian targets in attacks until three Hours after the attack, and in the case on Military Targets, not until 12 i was after the attack, and that goes along with identifying any locations of attacks which may allow the russian military to plan a future attack and we have spoken to the Defence Ministry this afternoon who said that imagers of this attack should not be spread, as not spreading them will help to prevent further attacks. I also spoke with the former Prime Minister of ukraine, arseniy yatsenyuk, to get his reaction to one of the deadliest russian strikes on the country in months. Its another despicable, horrendous and then just terrible crime Committed personally by War CriminalVladimir Putin, a dictator, who has no limits at all. I do understand that the west is always concerned about the red lines, but War CriminalVladimir Putin has already crossed all death lines, not red lines. So the Death Toll is rising, as The Ukrainian officials already reported. So the number of those who had been killed by russians is around 41. But its definitely on the rise escalatory. And those who have been injured is 180. And let me remind you that this is a college. Yeah, thats true. Thats a military college, but full of cadets of young ukrainians who decided to fight for their country, who decided to serve in The Ukrainian military. Those Men And Women in the uniform who wants their country to be free. So thats a despicable act. And i urge i urge our western partners to do everything that is needed. Thats not a trickle down approach, to supply ukraine with ammunition and necessary military equipment. We need a full fledged approach to give everything that is needed for The Ukrainian military to stop this dictator, to stop this massacre that is Committed personally by putin and his bloody military. Ill come to that final point and well talk about that more in a moment or two. But the First Lady has been talking, and even the figures that you were using, shes updated those. So exactly as you were intimating, the figures are rising and perhaps will rise even further, because we know that there are people trapped under the rubble. But in terms of what was hit, tell me a little more about that, if you can. Well, thats a communication military college, 0k . Once again, those who had been killed, these are young ukrainians. Thats cadets. The area is poltava. Poltava is not directly on the front line. Its around 100 miles far from the front line. But the thing is that russians used ballistic missiles with the Travel Speed of around 60 miles per minute. So the time between the Air Raid Siren and when these bloody missiles landed was less than a minute. So it actually inflicted a huge, huge damage. So the cost is just unprecedented. And we and i personally we mourn for those who are dead, and we pray for those who are injured to heal. We spoke a week or so ago when President Sir Lenski had again urged the west in terms of those long range weapons the west has applied to be able to use that to hit targets inside russia, a change of the rules. President zelensky. Does what has Happened today again add more fuel to that basic demand we hear repeatedly from ukraine . ,. , ukraine . Correct, that is another ukraine . Correct, that is another Wakeup Ukraine . Correct, that is another wakeup call. It | ukraine . Correct, that is i another wakeup call. It is another Wake Up Call. It is another Wake Up Call. It is another Wake Up Call for the global community, so we need to urgently change the rules of engagement. Ukraine has to get the right to hit legitimate Military Targets of russia. Instead of killing the error, we need to undermine and destroy the archer. Killing the aggro. And i think the free world needs to recognise this. The price is unprecedented. We are losing the lives of innocent ukrainians, of ukrainian youth, of this ukrainian youth, of this ukrainian generation. Let me ust ukrainian generation. Let me just update ukrainian generation. Let me just update you ukrainian generation. Let me just update you with ukrainian generation. Let me just update you with The Ukrainian generation. Let me. Just update you with the latest information coming from ukraine, this time are coming from the Poltava Regional governor, who has been talking of a cunning and cynical russian strike and goes on to say, according to the preliminary information they have had on the ground, where these missiles struck, up to 18 people could still be under the rubble. The Search Groups are there on site and that search is going on. He adds one more line seeing ten residential buildings have been damaged. We note that that Communication Centre that was very busy, there was teaching going on, it was the main targets of the strike but also ten residential buildings have been damaged and the crucial line that 18 people could still be under the rubble and the searches go on. I have also spoken to an English Teacher there in that city who told me about what it was like in those first moments after the Missiles Hit. It in those first moments after the Missiles Hit. The Missiles Hit. It was a regular the Missiles Hit. It was a regular morning the Missiles Hit. It was a regular morning like the Missiles Hit. It was a i regular morning like every morning since the war started and we had another Air Alert but with two or three minutes, there were two explosions heard and i wasnt very close to the place of this misfortune it event. I was taking the kid to the kindergarten and i later read on the news that there were two rockets that hit right after the alert, one after the other, and i started contacting with all my friends who are volunteers in poltava, what Happened. Volunteers in poltava, what Happened volunteers in poltava, what hauened. ,. ,. , Happened. What part of town did It Hit . It hit Happened. What part of town did It Hit . It hit in Happened. What part of town did It Hit . It hit in a Happened. What part of town did It Hit . It hit in a suburban It Hit . It hit in a suburban area, It Hit . It hit in a suburban area. Not It Hit . It hit in a suburban area, not the It Hit . It hit in a suburban area, not the central It Hit . It hit in a suburban| area, not the central part. It hit . It hit in a suburban area, not the central part. But still, it is one of the places where there are a lot of houses, civilian houses, like, you know, blocks of flats, so around ten of them were damaged, and these blocks have no windows at the moment. Luckily, No One was injured. We luckily, No One was inured. We are luckily, No One was inured. We seeing luckily, No One was injured. We are seeing pictures from just nearby, not the actual buildings that were struck, but all of the reports suggest they are still looking for people trapped under the rubble. That Rescue Operation must still be going on as we are talking. Yes, that is what is happening and i have spoken to a friend of mine who has been there who is one of the volunteers as well. He has been there since all this Happened and he said that first of all there was a huge amount of panic, dust, rubble, so on. Luckily all the services and service people worked very efficiently and so we could hear the sirens wailing all over the town, all over the city, because people wounded and injured were taken to the hospitals. At the moment, the rubble is still being cleared, so exact number of the casualties is not known yet, but the volunteers are already helping out those who are experiencing probably the worst time of our city within these full scale invasion. The these fullscale invasion. The latest on these fullscale invasion. The latest on the these full scale invasion. The latest on the ground. Let me point you to be bbc website, because we have a live page on that story with the latest on ukraine and all of the developments, because that is such a major attack, killing 49 people so far, with 18 still trapped, and we are getting updates all the time from our team on the ground and from the regional governor that i just read out and from various officials in the regional authority. In about 15 minutes, we will get the latest from another ukrainian mp so you can find all of the latest there on the Bbc News Website and the app. Lets turn to Breaking News about a statement from the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, who has said in the last few minutes and describes the death of at least 12 migrants in the English Channel as a horrifying and deeply tragic. She goes on to say, our hearts go out to be loved ones of all those who have lost their lives and all those who have been seriously injured. She says, i am those who have been seriously injured. She says, iam in touch with my french counterpart and i am being kept updated on the situation. Let me show you the picture is still coming to as from the coastline, the search and Rescue Operation going on for Hours. Yvette cooper says, we can pay tribute to the french coastguard who undoubtedly saved lives but could not save everyone and we await the results of the french investigation into how this particular event unfolded. She continues, the gangs behind this callous trade in Human Lives have been cramming more and more people onto increasingly unseaworthy dinghies and sending them out into the channel in poor weather and they dont care about anything but the profits that they make and that is why, as well as mourning the awful loss of life, the work to dismantle these dangerous smuggling gangs and strengthen Border Security is so vital and must proceed at a pace. A statement theyre coming in from the Uk Home secretary, Yvette Cooper. Frances Interior Minister says at least 12 people have died, after a Boat Carrying migrants capsized in the English Channel. Two other people are missing, and a large search and Rescue Operation is in its finishing stages. A spokesperson for the french coastguard says over 50 people are being rescued, and are in need of medical treatment. Several people are understood to be in critical condition. Lets get the latest from our correspondence, simonjones. We correspondence, simon jones. We got correspondence, simonjones. We got the update from the french authorities and you are there in dover. Just give me a sense of what has been happening in the last few Hours. I of what has been happening in the last few Hours. The last few Hours. I Ust Soke the last few Hours. I ust spoke to i the last few Hours. I ust spoke to one i the last few Hours. I ust spoke to one charityh the last few Hours. Ijust| spoke to one charity that the last few Hours. I just spoke to one charity that works here in dover supporting refugees once they arrive in The Uk, and when they heard the news of In Mortalities in the channel, more mortalities in the channel, the response was, not again, because this is the worlds busiest shipping channel. I think the surprise was that more boats set out to this morning because here at this morning because here at this morning because here at this morning it was very windy and i spoke to one fisherman who was set to go out on a Fishing Expedition Today but you cancelled that trip because it was