Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production
Funeral services have been held in the eastern Ukrainian city of Poltava for the victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the invasion began, which killed over 50 people at a military training facility
POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Funeral services were held Saturday for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed to increase domestic military production by creating underground weapons factories.
The funerals took place in the eastern Ukrainian city of Poltava for the victims of a Russian missile attack on a military training facility that left over 50 dead and more than 300 injured.
Hundreds of mourners, including grieving families, local residents, and officials, gathered at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the city, some 350 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Kyiv, for the solemn ceremony. Sobbing relatives, many holding red carnations, stood over caskets placed outside the church, draped in yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flags. An air raid siren sounded during the service.
Residents knelt in silent tribute as hearses carrying the victims passed by on their way to a military cemetery outside the city for burial.
