Photos reveal devastation following Russian strike on Poltava Oblast

21 September, 01:49 PM
PhotoStory
Aftermath of a Russian airstrike on Chernihiv Oblast, September 21, 2026 (Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service)

Aftermath of a Russian airstrike on Chernihiv Oblast, September 21, 2026 (Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service)

Russian drones struck critical infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, sparking a fire, regional governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on September 21.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service also reported that Russian forces struck an agricultural enterprise in Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv Oblast.

The strike caused a fire to break out, damaging farming equipment and injuring livestock. First responders successfully extinguished the blaze, and no human casualties were reported in the attack.

Ad

Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service

The State Emergency Service added that Russian airstrikes targeted critical infrastructure in the Kropyvnytskyi District of Kirovohrad Oblast overnight on September 21, injuring a facility worker. The assault sparked a fire, though emergency responders have since fully extinguished the blaze.

Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Ukrainian State Emergency Service
Photo: Ukrainian State Emergency Service

Russian forces launched Shahed, jet-powered Shahed, and Gerbera UAVs, along with Parodiya decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight on September 21. UAVs made impact at 14 locations with debris from shot-down targets falling in four locations.

Explosions rattled Kyiv and the surrounding region throughout the night as air raid alerts rang across the city. The attack ignited a large-scale fire at multiple warehouses in the town of Boyarka, Kyiv Oblast.

The Russian airstrikes also targeted downtown Zaporizhzhya, setting fire to the historic Academic Building No. 3 of the Zaporizhzhya National University. The attack also damaged multiple apartment buildings and a shopping center. 

The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.

Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.

For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.

Thank you.

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News

Show more news