AdvertisementAdvertisementA damaged building in a prison hit by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Photo: AP/Olexander Pavlov)30 Jul 2025 04:54AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE: Russian airstrikes on a prison and hospital in southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people on Tuesday (Jul 29), Ukrainian officials said, as US President Donald Trump warned Moscow it had 10 days to show progress toward ending the war or face punitive measures.Sixteen of the fatalities occurred when Russia bombed a prison in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region, injuring 43 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said."The Russians knew it was a civilian facility. They could not have been unaware," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. "Each such Russian strike, each instance of Russian arrogance in response to global calls to end the war, all this only confirms that pressure is necessary."ATTACK ON CIVILIAN FACILITIESSeparately, a missile strike on a hospital in the neighbouring Dnipropetrovsk region killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman and two others, Zelenskiy said, bringing the overall death toll from the past 24 hours to 22.Ukraine's Justice Ministry reported that the prison’s dining hall was destroyed and other parts of the facility were damaged in the strike, which involved four high-explosive bombs. Officials said 42 others were wounded."People were screaming, moaning," prisoner Yaroslav Samarskiy, 54, said, recalling the aftermath. "Some dead, some alive, some without legs – half of them burned."Russia denied targeting civilians. Moscow has intensified airstrikes on Ukrainian towns and cities behind the front lines as it pushes forward on the battlefield in the fourth year of its invasion. Russian forces now occupy about a fifth of Ukrainian territory.Russia kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin says 'committed' to peaceTrump sets new deadline for Russia over Ukraine warTRUMP SHORTENS DEADLINE FOR PUTINTrump said on Tuesday that he had shortened his earlier deadline of 50 days to 10 or 12 days for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make progress toward ending the war."I have heard no reply from Russia," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned from Scotland. He said tariffs and other measures could be imposed within 10 days.The Kremlin said it had "taken note" of Trump's comments. "The special military operation continues," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, using Moscow’s term for the war.Separately, five people were killed on Tuesday morning in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region after a Russian strike hit a humanitarian aid point in a frontline village, a senior police official said.In Zaporizhzhia, injured inmates from the prison strike waded through rubble and broken glass as guards yelled out a roll call. Bandaged and bloodied, many sat in shock.The Justice Ministry initially reported 17 deaths at the prison before revising the toll.Source: Reuters/fsSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST