Russian missile strike targets local businesses in Poltava Oblast, two wounded

Updated at 8:56 a.m.: The Ukrainian Air Force issued a missile-threat alert.

Updated at 8:58 a.m.: Ukrainian military warned of missiles heading toward Poltava.

Russian forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile, a Kh-59 guided cruise missile, and 151 jet-powered Shahed, Gerbera, Italmaz, and Banderol UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on July 1.

Ukrainian air defense shot down or neutralized the Kh-59 missile and 130 enemy UAVs in the north, south, and east. 17 drones made impact in 16 locations, with debris from shot-down UAVs falling in four locations.

That same night, Russian forces struck five gas stations in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, killing one woman, while the city of Zaporizhzhya was also targeted in a separate attack.