Russian and Ukrainian leaders trade blame following attack on Kursk boarding school that killed at least four people

The situation in Ukraine is marked by escalating violence as both Ukrainian and Russian forces engage in intense fighting. According to reports, a Russian strike on a residential building in Poltava resulted in the deaths of at least 14 people, including two children. The building was targeted, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On another occasion, an aerial bomb launched from Russian territory struck a boarding school in Sudzha, killing at least four people, and injuring four more seriously. Ukrainian servicemen rescued 84 people from the rubble of the building.