Russian airstrikes on prison, hospital kill 19 in southeastern Ukraine


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

A view of the penal colony hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine July 29, 2025. State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian airstrikes on a prison and hospital in southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people, officials said on Tuesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would start imposing punitive measures on Russia within 10 days if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its war in Ukraine.

Sixteen of the people were killed when Russia bombed a prison in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region in an attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was deliberate. He said 43 people were injured in the incident.

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