Vladimir Putin‘s force made an overnight attack on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine, leaving 27 dead and 42 others injured.

The attacks came overnight on Tuesday, a day after United States President Donald Trump set Russia a new deadline of ‘10 or 12 days‘ to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, slashing a 50-day deadline he had set earlier this month.

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The Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said.

Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s ‘deliberate strike’ on the grounds of a correctional facility, accusing Moscow of killing Ukrainians when a ceasefire ‘could have long been in place’.

Zaporizhzhia is one of four eastern regions in Ukraine that Russia claims to have annexed since 2022, although the region is largely under Ukrainian control.

Ukraine’s justice ministry said four bombs hit the Bilenke penitentiary, destroying the dining hall, administrative headquarters and quarantine area. All those killed and wounded were inmates and a pregnant woman, it added.

Ukraine’s justice ministry said four bombs hit the Bilenke penitentiary, destroying the dining hall, administrative headquarters and quarantine area.

All those killed and wounded were inmates, it added.

Russian forces have frequently targeted Zaporizhzhia since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.