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Ukraine anti-corruption agencies uncover road maintenance bribery ring

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have uncovered a road maintenance “kickback” scheme involving local officials and MPs in Poltava, the agencies announced on June 12.

12 June, 02:50 PM

Rescuers extinguish fire in Poltava after overnight strike

Rescuers extinguished a fire in an administrative building in Poltava after a Russian overnight attack on May 23, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

23 May, 10:20 AM

Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure in three regions with 139-drone overnight attack

Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine overnight into May 13, striking infrastructure in Kharkiv, heavily targeting Odesa Oblast’s industrial facilities, and hitting an electrical substation in Poltava that left more than 6,500 households without power, Ukrainian officials reported.

13 May, 11:10 AM

Russian drone hits apartment block in Poltava

One person was killed and three others, including an 11-year-old boy, were injured in a Russian drone attack on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava late on March 30, regional Governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on Telegram shortly after midnight.

31 March, 08:28 AM

Deadly Russian missile strike devastates Potava

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service posted photos of the aftermath of the deadly overnight Russian ballistic missile strike on Poltava on its Telegram account on March 24.

24 March, 08:30 AM

Hotel and homes damaged in deadly Poltava attack

Russian occupiers attacked Poltava, damaged residential buildings and a hotel, leaving two people killed, and 11 others injured, Poltava Oblast Military Administration head Vitalii Diakivnych reported on March 24.

24 March, 07:41 AM

Russian drone strike injures four in Poltava

The number of injured in a Russian drone strike on a gas station in Poltava late on Sep. 17 has risen to four, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram the following morning, posting photos of the aftermath.

18 September 2025, 08:06 AM

Ukraine’s Security Service detains two Russian agents in Dnipro and Poltava

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and National Police detained two female agents working for Russian intelligence (GRU), planning a series of terrorist attacks targeting judges and volunteers in Poltava and Dnipro, SBU wrote on July 14.

14 July 2025, 01:51 PM

Russia confirms targeted attacks on Ukraine’s recruitment centers

Russia acknowledged conducting a series of deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s territorial recruitment and social support centers across several regions, according to Russian propaganda media citing the Ministry of Defense on July 7.

7 July 2025, 04:25 PM

Death toll rises after Russian strike on recruitment centers in Poltava on July 3

A woman wounded in the July 3 Russian strike on Poltava has died in the hospital, bringing the death toll to three, acting Poltava regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said on July 6.

6 July 2025, 06:46 PM

Russian strike damages Poltava train station in massive overnight assault — photos

Russia’s massive combined strike on Ukraine overnight on June 29 damaged the Poltava-Pivdenna railway station, Ukrzaliznytsia reported. The blast shattered windows and doors and partially destroyed ceilings.

29 June 2025, 03:47 PM

Russian missile strike on training ground in Poltava Oblast: Two wounded die in hospital

Two people wounded in Russia’s June 4 missile strike on a Ukrainian military training ground in Poltava Oblast have died in the hospital, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said on June 5.

5 June 2025, 02:14 PM

Russia rains down 134 Shahed drones from Kharkiv to Odesa, Ukraine downs 114

Russian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 134 strike UAVs and decoy drones, 114 were neutralized, the Air Force reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 12:30 PM

Russian drone strike hits Poltava overnight, injures six and damages homes

The Russian forces launched a massive overnight drone attack on Poltava, injuring six civilians, local officials reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 11:10 AM

Bloody Russian drone barrage: At least 9 killed, dozens injured, cities burning - Photos

At least nine people were killed and 38 others people were injured in a series of massive Russian drone attacks on Kharkiv, Poltava, Odesa, Marhanets, and suburbs of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv throughout the night, local authorities and the State Emergency Service (SES) reported early on April 23, posting photos of the aftermath.

23 April 2025, 08:50 AM

Russian drones pound Poltava’s civilian, industrial, energy facilities - Photos

Russian forces carried out a massive drone attack on densely populated civilian neighborhoods, industrial areas, and oil and gas facilities of the administrative center of Poltava late on March 27, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram the following morning, posting photos of the aftermath.

28 March 2025, 08:24 AM

SBU captures Russian agents targeting Ukrainian airfields and air defenses

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained two Russia’s intelligence services' spies, directing missile strikes on airfields and air defense systems, the officers wrote on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 12:15 PM

Poltava takes down Peter I statue – photos

Workers in Poltava dismantled a monument to Russian Emperor Peter I on Feb. 25, Acting Mayor Kateryna Yamshchikova reported on Telegram.

25 February 2025, 07:08 PM

Ukraine enforces power cuts amid massive Russian missile attack

Emergency power outages have been implemented across Ukraine due to a Russian massive missile strike, Ukrenergo reported early on Feb. 11.

11 February 2025, 08:39 AM

Poltava restores partial heat supply after Russian attack

In Poltava, heat supply to homes and a kindergarten has been partially restored after being cut off by a Russian strike on Feb. 1, regional authorities said on Telegram on Feb. 3.

3 February 2025, 10:59 AM

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