The city of potalva, at a military training insitute and nearby hospital were hit. This is the scene. Ukraine's armed forces confirmed soliders at the military institute were among the dead. The country's president volodymyr zelensky said those responsible for the attack would be held accountable. He also renewed his calls to allies for more air defences. The white house condemned the attack and said military assistance would be arriving to ukraine in the coming weeks. Nick beake sent us this report from the scene. The missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o'clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army medics battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, you're a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. The emergency services of poltava could do little more than clear up the wreckage. We met mikita, a cadet, who was inside the training centre when it happened. The second missile hit three seconds after the first, he tells us, i ran outside, there was smoke and dust everywhere. Lots of people were outside having a cigarette, and many of them were killed. Yana, one of the many locals whose windows were smashed. Ukraine has taken a body blow, too. Translation: it's very hard. I take it personally. My husband is fighting on the front line. Soldiers have died here, and i know there are still soldiers under the rubble. Their wives are waiting for them. Then, as we were moving location, another air raid alert blared, and the instant fear of another possible hit here. The air raid sirens have just gone off once again, and so a lot of the emergency services who are inside the building, clearing out the debris have now moved out, even though there are still some people we know underneath the rubble. President zelensky condemned the attack, calling the russians scum and promised to get answers. Translation: i've ordered i a full and prompt investigation into the circumstances of what happened. All necessary services are involved in the rescue operation. I am grateful to everyone who has been saving lives from the very first moments following the strike. President putin had vowed that punishment was on its way after the incursion into russia a month ago. And it seems it arrived today in seconds in the deadliest attack on ukraine for a year. Evelyn farkas served as deputy us assistant secretary of defense for russia, ukraine and eurasia from 2012 to 2015. She's now executive director of the mccain institute for international leadership at arizona state university. Good to have you with us. What we have seen is the deadliest attack in ukraine this year to date. Do you see this is russia trying to ramp up its attacks before the winter? before the winter? yes, absolutely. _ before the winter? yes, absolutely. And before the winter? yes, absolutely. And it before the winter? yes, absolutely. And it is before the winter? yes, | absolutely. And it is also revenge, if you will, because the russians are quite frustrated. The ukrainians have been striking oil depots, they have been striking into russia, and of course they invaded russia and have been on russian territory for coming onto a month. I think the russians are taking revenge and doing everything they can to cripple ukrainian wealth and of course the wheel of all of us supporting ukraine. You mentioned _ supporting ukraine. You mentioned the supporting ukraine. You mentioned the operation and kursk and its month anniversary. Do you think what is happening that can end up prolonging this war or bringing it closer to an end, in your opinion? i it closer to an end, in your opinion? it closer to an end, in your oinion?. ~. opinion? i would think it would brin: it opinion? i would think it would bring it closer _ opinion? i would think it would bring it closer to _ opinion? i would think it would bring it closer to an _ opinion? i would think it would bring it closer to an end opinion? i would think it would bring it closer to an end but. Opinion? i would think it would bring it closer to an end but i l bring it closer to an end but i am not going to staple come to an end soon so it is closer thanif an end soon so it is closer than if the ukrainians had not invaded and deceived this territory because it gives ukrainian some leverage and puts pressure on putin today. Eventually, there will be a peace agreement, eventually the russians will have to give the ukrainians something in order to get their territory back so it has brought a peace agreement closer, i would argue, but of course that also depends on the ukrainians been able to maintain control of this territory. able to maintain control of this territory. Absolutely and on the homefront _ this territory. Absolutely and on the homefront presidentl on the homefront president zelensky is that today makes the for further weaponry. He zelensky is that today makes the forfurther weaponry. He is also asking to allow those longrange weaponry to be used for strikes deep into russian territory. We know for example washington and bellingham have said they are not comfortable with that at this stage. building. You see that line as movable at all? it building. You see that line as movable at all? movable at all? it has to be movable movable at all? it has to be movable i _ movable at all? it has to be movable. I do _ movable at all? it has to be movable. I do not movable at all? it has to be movable. I do not see movable at all? it has to be movable. I do not see the l movable. I do not see the logic. What would russia escalate to do? they are taking ukrainian civilians, they clearly see no boundaries when it comes to the laws of war so the ukrainians are well into the ukrainians are well into the right to take out for example there are about 16 russian bases within a range of the longer range missiles that we could give ukraine permissions to use against russia, so that would cripple russia's ability to strike and most of the time they are strikers civilians or civilian infrastructure. Again, escalation, i do not see where they would escalate? they're not going to go to nuclear use, because it would end up with all that in his own territory. I do not understand hesitation frankly on the part of all the governments involved. Coming back to that governments involved. Coming back to that point _ governments involved. Coming back to that point was governments involved. Coming back to that point was that back to that point was that what we're seeing is a nonnuclear country, ukraine, now carrying out an offence within the territory of russia which is a nuclear country. So how can we be sure he would not reach that far? reach that far? because i do not think reach that far? because i do not think vladimir _ reach that far? because i do not think vladimir putin reach that far? because i do not think vladimir putin is i not think vladimir putin is that desperate and i do not think the russian elite are that desperate and ultimately the russian military would not obey a command coming from vladimir putin to use nuclear weapons against ukraine which again would result in harm to russian soldiers, russian civilians, so the logic is not that for me. Yes, they might be some chance, you cannot rule it out 100%, some chance, you cannot rule it out100%, but some chance, you cannot rule it out 100%, but again, some chance, you cannot rule it out100%, but again, the some chance, you cannot rule it out 100%, but again, the stakes are so high. Everyday ukrainians are losing their lives and it is notjust about ukraine and ukrainians, this is really important, we have to hold the line against russia because if russia prevails in ukraine, they will be emboldened to strike against republic of georgia, moldova and frankly ultimately nato countries. countries. One of the plaza wanted touch _ countries. One of the plaza wanted touch on _ countries. One of the plaza wanted touch on today. Countries. One of the plaza wanted touch on today. A i countries. One of the plaza wanted touch on today. A major government reshuffle on the way in ukraine is been reported. What do you make of that and why now? why now? first of all, there is fatiaue. Why now? first of all, there is fatigue. Second _ why now? first of all, there is fatigue. Second of why now? first of all, there is fatigue. Second of all why now? first of all, there is fatigue. Second of all i why now? first of all, there is fatigue. Second of all i think | fatigue. Second of all i think president zelensky is feeling pressure and so he wants to make sure that the people who are working for him are loyal, that they are on their toes stop i think ultimately that is probably what is going on but it is hard for me to tell from so far away. It is hard for me to tell from so far away so far away. Coming back to that point so far away. Coming back to that point on _ so far away. Coming back to that point on the _ so far away. Coming back to that point on the discussion | so far away. Coming back to i that point on the discussion we were having about russian president vladimir putin. We heard from the german foreign minister on exit today and she said he must be held accountable. We know he has beenin accountable. We know he has been in mongolia, a country which is a member of the international criminal court and he has not been arrested despite the fact there is a warrant out for him. Do you see future accountability? future accountability? they have to be. _ future accountability? they have to be. I future accountability? they have to be. I agree future accountability? they have to be. I agree with future accountability? they| have to be. I agree with the german foreign minister. The has to be accountability. If mongolia gets away with it, it is a further struggle against international law and accountability and as we know, the russians have a readymade severe dance in our regime and it is on shaky ground as it is. It is important international community that is up and holds the mongolian authorities accountable and ultimately vladimir putin accountable. Meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin arrived in mongolia earlier on monday despite warrant the international criminal court issued for the leader's arrest last year. It's his first visit to a country that is required to adhere to the international court's decisison but he's been welcomed at a lavish ceremony in the capital of ulaanbaatar and a spokesperson from the kremlin said it was not concerned that mr putin would be arrested during the visit. Kyiv has condemned mongolia's decision to not arrest the russian leader, accusing it of sharing responsibility for war crimes. Russia has been looking to build a gas pipeline through mongolia to china to increase its fossil fuel exports and compensate for losses of european markets. These due to sanctions. The united states has charged several hamas leaders in connection with the group's attack on israel on october the seventh last year. The justice department said it was indicting six hamas members with crimes including the murder of us citizens and conspiracy to finance terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction. Among the accused is ismael haniyeh, the hamas political leader, who was killed injuly, as well as his successor, yahya sinwar. Earlier today us state department spokesperson matthew miller said that both israel and hamas must be willing to find points of agreement to reach a ceasefire deal. There are dozens of hostages are remaining in gaza, still waiting for a deal that would bring them home. It is a time to finalise that deal. The people of israel cannot afford to wait any longer. The palestinian people, who are also suffering the terrible effects of this war, cannot afford to wait any longer. The world cannot afford to wait any longer. Over the coming that is, the united states will continue to engage in our partners to chat with our partners to chat with our partners in the region to push for a final agreement. A bbc investigation has found that there's been a rapid rise in israeli settler outposts in the occupied west bank. For over six months, the bbc has been following the activities of settlers living in illegal outposts and support they receive from an israeli statelinked organisation. There's no official number of these settlements recorded but the bbc has established that there are now 196 such outposts with half of them built over the past five years. Bbc eye's emir nader has this report. Here in the occupied west bank, aisha and her husband nabeel say they're being forced from their home. This is the man she's accusing, a settler named moshe sharvit. But moshe sharvit paints a different picture of his presence here. He lives in an unauthorised settlement in the west bank. It's what's known as an outpost, illegal under both israeli and international law. Illegal, but they're rarely removed, and in some cases they're later legalised. And outposts like moshe's, which are often farms, give settlers access to huge areas of land. It's outposts like these that are rapidly expanding since the beginning of the war in gaza, and are increasingly linked to violence and the mass expulsion of palestinian families, while pushing israeli settlements deeper into the west bank and taking control over vast swathes of land. Bbc investigations has analysed data and verified the location of 196 outposts across the west bank. We found almost half were set up in the last five years. Wejoin aisha and nabeel again as they briefly return home, two months after they were forced to leave. Moshe sharvit, the settler who they say forced them out, appears again. Earlier this year, moshe sharvit was among a number of settlers sanctioned by the uk and the us for violence and intimidation against palestinians in the west bank. We've now discovered how a powerful organisation has supported some of these settlers. The world zionist organisation is over 100 years old and its settlement division is funded by the israeli government. It manages land in the occupied west bank on the state's behalf. It's a body which runs very, very, very big part of a land which had been expropriated by the israeli authorities in the west bank to defend israeli settlements or settlers. Documents obtained by an israeli ngo and analysed by the bbc, show how the settlement division has allocated large areas of land in the occupied west bank to settlers. They forbid the building of any structures, but we found a pattern of settlers who have established their outposts on these lands. Neither the world zionist organisation nor the israeli government responded to our questions. Nor did moshe sharvit, so we went directly to his outpost. We've spoken to a palestinian woman who says you put a gun to her head. It was you, moshe sharvit, who is sanctioned internationally. Will you let the palestinian families return to this area? despite international sanctions on settlers like moshe sharvit. Despite international sanctions on settlers like moshe sharvit, they remain undeterred and increasingly powerful. Emir nader, bbc new