Russian strike on Ukrainian prison kills 17 people and injures more than 80
Four guided aerial bombs hit the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony in the southeastern province, according to the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine.
At least 42 inmates were taken to hospital with serious injuries and another 40 people, including one staff member with a "facial fracture", sustained other injuries.
The prison dining hall was destroyed and administrative buildings damaged but the fence was unaffected and there were no prisoner escapes, authorities said.
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Ukrainian officials condemned the airstrike, with a statement saying: "This incident is yet another confirmation of the gross violation of international humanitarian law by the armed forces of the Russian Federation.
"Bombardment of civilian infrastructure, in particular penitentiary institutions, is considered a war crime."
Russian authorities have not commented.
In a separate attack in the Dnipro city of Kamianske, two people died and five were injured in a strike on a medical facility. One of the injured was a pregnant woman, who regional chief Serhii Lysak said is in a serious condition.
Another hit on the Velykomykhailivska district killed a 75-year-old woman and 68-year-old man, Mr Lysak added.
The attacks were conducted using two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 37 Shahed-style drones, and a decoy unmanned aerial vehicle, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Thirty-two of the drones were intercepted by Ukrainian air defences, the air force added.
Trump gives Putin war ultimatium
The attacks follow US President Donald Trump setting a new deadline for Russia to make progress towards ending the war.
Speaking on his trip to Scotland on Monday, Mr Trump said Vladimir Putin has between 10 and 12 days, which is shorter than the 50-day deadline he set two weeks ago.
In response, Kremlin officials warned Mr Trump about "playing the ultimatum game with Russia".
"Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country," Dmitry Medvedev, head of Russia's security council, posted on X on Monday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 22 people have died since the new Trump "ultimatum".
"As of now, it is known that in just one past day - when everyone once again felt a sense of hope that the killing mightstop - the Russian army killed 22 people in Ukraine," he wrote on X.
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