Ukraine mourns victims of Russian attack on military institute
Voice of America
A mother cries near the coffin of her son killed by a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during his funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2024. Honor guards shoot into the air during the funeral ceremony of six Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during their funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2024. FILE - CIA director William Burns speaks during a hearing in Washington, March 11, 2024. Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air during a Russia aerial attack on the capital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 7, 2024.
As Ukraine buried the victims on Saturday of one of Russia's deadliest airstrikes, the heads of the U.S. and British foreign intelligence agencies said that ongoing support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia is essential.
