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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russians hit business in Poltava Oblast, injuring person and leaving some without electricity
A building belonging to a business has been destroyed, seven houses damaged and one person injured in a large-scale Russian drone attack on Poltava Oblast. Over 2,000 consumers have been left without electricity. Source: Volodymyr Kohut, Acting Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "A building belonging to a business was destroyed due to a direct hit and falling debris in the Kremenchuk hromada. A fire broke out, but the State Emergency Service firefighters contained it. The blast wave damaged seven residential properties." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Destroyed building and fire. Photo: Kohut on Telegram Details: Kohut said one person had been injured but refused to be taken to hospital. Fire at the scene. Photo: Kohut on Telegram "Power lines have also been damaged. Currently, over 100 non-domestic and nearly 1,800 domestic consumers are without electricity," Kohut reported. In addition, over 270 consumers remain without electricity in the Poltava district due to damage to power lines caused by drone debris. Damaged power lines. Photo: Kohut on Telegram "Power engineers are working on restoring the electricity supply," Kohut concluded. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
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Russian drones attack Poltava and Kyiv oblasts, setting houses, cars and forest on fire
An attack by Russian drones has caused fires and destruction in Poltava and Kyiv oblasts. Houses, forests and cars have burned, and several private farms have been damaged. Source: Volodymyr Kohut, Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration; Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Details: In Poltava Oblast's Lubny district, a house and a car caught fire as a result of the fall of the debris of a Russian UAV. Firefighters localised the fire. The Russians also damaged several buildings in neighbouring houses. In the Vyshgorod district in Kyiv Oblast, falling debris from downed drones caused a fire in an unfinished residential house and in the forest. The fire has been extinguished. In the Fastiv district, two residential houses were damaged as a result of the attack. It is noted that operational services continue to work to deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack. Background: On the night of 14-15 May, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 110 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones, of which 91 drones did not reach their targets. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Thirteen Russian drones hit Poltava Oblast: six people injured and businesses, offices and houses damaged
Six residents of Poltava Oblast have sustained injuries in a Russian drone attack on the night of 22-23 April. Source: Volodymyr Kohut, acting Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "The city of Poltava was attacked by 13 attack UAVs. Some of them were shot down by air defence. The falling debris and direct strikes caused damage and destruction. Six people were injured in the strike. Three of them refused to be hospitalised. The rest of them were taken to hospital, with one seriously injured." A firefighter. Photo: State Emergency Service Details: In particular, a house was destroyed, several high-rise buildings, houses and warehouses belonging to two companies were damaged in Poltava's Podilskyi district. A firefighter. Photo: State Emergency Service In Poltava's Shevchenkivskyi district, two office buildings, several high-rise buildings and some cars were damaged. A firefighter. Photo: State Emergency Service Kohut said that all appropriate services were still working at the sites of the attacks. Aftermath of a Russian attack. Photo: Volodymyr Kohut Background: Earlier, Suspilne reported on a large-scale drone attack on Poltava. There are power outages in the city. Later, Kohut said that Russian drones had launched a large-scale attack on the civilian infrastructure of the Poltava district, injuring three people. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Three people injured in large-scale attack by Russian drones on Poltava
The Russians launched a large-scale drone attack on civilian infrastructure in the Poltava hromada on the night of 22-23 April, injuring three people. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.] Source: Volodymyr Kohut, Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "The Poltava hromada was attacked by enemy UAVs. As of 00:10, hits on premises belonging to businesses and open areas near civilian facilities in the Podilskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Poltava were reported." Updated: At 05:54, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that three people had been injured. Firefighter extinguishing fire Quote from State Emergency Service: "Enemy strikes targeted exclusively the city's civilian infrastructure on the night of 22-23 April. Residential buildings, premises belonging to businesses, warehouses and garages were damaged." Details: The State Emergency Service added that one drone had crashed near a high-rise building. Windows were shattered and the facade was damaged as a result. Fire appliance at the scene Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Firefighters extinguishing fire Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Background: Earlier, Suspilne correspondents reported a large-scale Shahed drone attack on Poltava. Power cuts were recorded in the city. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
25-03-2025
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Russians attack Poltava Oblast: two injured, fire breaks out
Two people have been injured and a fire has broken out on the premises of a business in Poltava Oblast due to the fall of debris from downed Russian drones. Source: Volodymyr Kohut, Acting Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "Air defence repelled another enemy attack in Poltava Oblast yesterday evening [24 March] and through the night. A warehouse belonging to one business was damaged due to the fall of drone debris in the Myrhorod district. A fire broke out but was promptly extinguished by the State Emergency Service." Details: Kohut said two employees had been injured. One was hospitalised, while the other received medical treatment at the scene. Background: Earlier it was reported that two people had been injured in a Russian drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia district on the night of 24-25 March. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
