Ukrainian Foreign Minister on Deadly Russian Missile Attack in Poltava | Amanpour and Company

Ukraine is reeling from yet another deadly Russian missile attack. More than 50 are dead in a ballistic missile strike that targeted a military educational facility and a hospital in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that so little time elapsed between the air raid alarm and the strike that people were caught as they tried to reach shelter. It's one of the deadliest single attacks on Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. The Ukrainian government said that both civilians and servicemen were among the casualties. Dmytro Kuleba is Ukraine's Foreign Minister. He joined Christiane in Kyiv right after news of the attack became public.

Originally aired on September 3, 2024

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[konaIII]

Can't decide if the interviewer or interviewee is more despicable.

[reynardus]

I understand they were serving Swedish Meatballs in Poltava. Again.

[solomonabye]

What she calls hospital is in fact a museum.

[creampuffwar]

Amanpour thinks she’s a hard hitting journalist 😂

[r.m.]

"Educational facility..." - "Do you mean a school ?" - "Well, not exactly. Just a military college".

[chester]

This guy just quit his Job; I also I heard that was a military school were lots of foreign trainers from NATO got killed; I would like Amanpour to interview Putin to heard his side of the story !

[Pppppp]

Amanpour remember your lies about Serbs in Bosnia...those led directly to Uranium bombing shame on you.

[renssoroa]

I'd like to know why you do not go to Russia for an interview of Russians ministers or even Puting?

[kadenyoIII]

Educational facility😂😂😂😂😂
Total clownery

[fingerprint]

Ukraine is crumbling and the smart are jumping out of the boat...
Soon the comedian will have no one to blame for his failure! 😂😂😂😂😂

[elizabethhagman]

He is lying. There were several hundred Swedish instructors who would train Ukrainians on advanced Swedish reconnaissance aircraft. The people were workers on SAAB which produce advanced war machines

[montygibbon]

Preferable to the video chuckling with Lavrov.

[Eyesayah]

'A day after a devastating Russian missile attack that killed more than 50 people in the Ukrainian city of Poltava, bricks splayed out from the stricken military academy building as exhausted rescue workers searched for bodies in the rubble, stopping every so often to listen for cries for help.' NYT

[samirzemmache]

Mass killing ??? In Palestine 40, 000 died not 40 and you barely used the word mass killing …

[mamdouh-Tawadros]

He says we have done a thorough evaluation of the victims and comes up with 40. He knew the real figures, but that is Ukraine. Sad for the tens of Swedish experts, who came from far away, to face this, may they all RIP.

[TrendingTigerBerserk]

Russia is not playing Chess with Ukraine... It's playing GO.... It doesn't matter how much land Ukraine grabs Russia will grab always more

[teeth]

This is what you get when you have NATO, polish and German mercenaries foghting for you.

[newworldPeace]

Amonpore when will you stop with your propaganda lies?😅

[silafaupaulmeredith]

The site was a military training center for Drone and electronic warfare. A hypersonic missile was used. You can get the truth not from Ukraine or Russian sources alone but independent sources such as Indian or other news. The patriot system would not intercept a Kinzal hypersonic missile which was what being used in this attack.

[elearnplay]

Swedish meat balls in Poltava while ukraine occupies Kursk potato field. Too funny.