The Myrhorod and Lubny districts were completely blacked out, along with parts of the Poltava and Kremenchuk districts.
Power supply in the region is now on emergency and hourly outage schedules, said Kohut. The day before, energy workers had to manually switch lines due to equipment failures. Additionally, voltage in the network was too low, damaging some Poltavaoblenergo equipment and other municipal services.
Despite the widespread outages, no critical situations have been recorded in the region, according to the governor. He noted that critical infrastructure sites are running on backup power sources, while specialists continue repair work and network switching.
At the same time, prolonged power disruptions have caused communication issues — some call centers for energy and heating companies were inaccessible, heightening residents' concerns.
"People are reacting negatively because they do not know what is happening. Poltavaoblenergo and Poltavateploenergo call centers are not working," the regional governor said.
Earlier, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba named Poltava Oblast among the three where round-the-clock emergency restoration work is underway.
Overnight into Nov. 8, Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure with 503 strike drones and missiles of various types. Strikes hit energy facilities in the Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.