Afghanistan, July 29 -- A Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian prison in Zaporizhzhia killed 17 inmates and wounded nearly 80, prompting Ukraine to condemn the attack as a war crime.

A devastating Russian airstrike on a Ukrainian prison has left at least 17 inmates dead and nearly 80 others injured, intensifying already soaring tensions in the war.

According to the Associated Press, the attack struck late Monday night, July 28, hitting the Bilenkivska Correctional Facility in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region with deadly precision.

Ukraine's Penitentiary Service confirmed that four guided aerial bombs were used in the strike, causing severe destruction, widespread panic, and chaos within the prison compound.

Officials also reported a separate R...