Poltava Oblast

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Combined Russian strike targets Poltava Oblast
Two people were injured in the Lubny district after direct hits and falling debris from unidentified missiles and Geran-2 drones when Russian forces attacked Poltava Oblast overnight, regional Prosecutor’s Office reported on June 2.
2 June, 02:25 PM
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Inside the War
Russian forces launch combined attack on Kremenchuk, thousands left without gas
Russian forces launched a combined strike on Kremenchuk district in Poltava Oblast overnight on May 14, regional governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported.
14 May, 01:19 PM
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Video shows deadly 'double-tap' Russian missile strike on Ukrainian first responders
Ukrainian rescuers were killed in a Russian double-tap strike while they were on scene following an earlier drone strike on a gas production facility in Poltava Oblast, as seen in a video published by the State Emergency Services on May 5.
5 May, 02:18 PM
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Russia fires 11 Iskander missiles and 164 drones at Ukraine overnight
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 164 attack drones overnight into May 5, with Ukrainian air defenses downing one missile and 149 drones, the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
5 May, 11:29 AM
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Russian secondary strike kills two rescuers responding to Poltava Oblast attack
Two rescuers who arrived at the site of Russian strikes in Poltava Oblast were killed in a secondary attack, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on May 5.
5 May, 10:56 AM
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SBU detains minor over planned double bombing in Kremenchuk
Ukraine’s SBU Security Service detained a minor suspected of preparing a double terrorist attack with explosions near a police station in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, acting on instructions from Russia, its press service said on Telegram on April 21.
21 April, 05:05 PM
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Russian drone strikes railway infrastructure in Poltava Oblast
A Russian drone struck a railway infrastructure facility in the Poltava district on April 19, regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych reported.
19 April, 06:04 PM
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Norway awards funding for 650 MW Poltava wind farm
Ukraine’s largest private utility company DTEK Group has received funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) to build a wind farm in Poltava Oblast, the company announced on March 31.
31 March, 11:11 PM
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Russian drone attack hits Poltava Oblast, killing one and damaging industrial sites
Russian troops attacked Poltava Oblast with drones, hitting industrial facilities with one fatality reported, according to regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych.
28 March, 11:23 AM
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Naftogaz gas site in Poltava Oblast stops work after Russian attack
Russian forces attacked a Naftogaz Group gas production facility in Poltava Oblast overnight, forcing the site to halt operations, the company said March 27.
27 March, 03:38 PM
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Russian drone strike hits plant in Poltava Oblast, over 5,000 homes lose gas supply
Russian forces struck an industrial facility in Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast with drones overnight, leaving 5,040 households without gas supply, regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych said on March 27.
27 March, 11:46 AM
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Russian drones shatter school, homes in Poltava Oblast
A school and an apartment building were damaged in an overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Dyakivnych reported on Telegram on March 23.
23 March, 10:21 AM
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Russian strikes hit Naftogaz sites
The Russian military attacked energy facilities of Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz company in Poltava and Sumy oblasts, the company said on March 20.
21 March, 12:18 AM
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12-year-old gives birth after rape in Poltava Oblast
A 12-year-old girl in Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast gave birth after being raped at age 11, prompting police to charge a 35-year-old suspect with aggravated rape of a minor under 14, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported on March 19.
20 March, 11:25 AM
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Russia strikes Poltava Oblast with drones, damages business and power lines
Russia attacked Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast with drones late in the evening and overnight, damaging infrastructure, regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych said on Telegram on March 20.
20 March, 10:19 AM
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Four injured by Russian drone debris in Poltava Oblast
Four people were moderately injured by falling debris from Russian drones in Poltava Oblast overnight into March 3, regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych reported on Telegram.
3 March, 11:32 AM
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Russian attack torches industrial facility in Poltava Oblast
Industrial facilities and residential neighborhoods were damaged in an overnight Russian air assault on Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Vitalii Dyakivnych reported on Telegram on Feb. 26.
26 February, 09:44 AM
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Russian forces launch massive attack on Naftogaz sites in Poltava Oblast
Russian forces carried out another large-scale overnight attack on facilities operated by the Naftogaz Group in Poltava Oblast, using drones, Serhii Koretskyi, the company’s chief executive, said on Facebook on Feb. 8.
8 February, 01:45 PM
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Russian attack sparks major fire at Poltava industrial site
Russia struck an industrial facility in Poltava Oblast during a mass overnight attack, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Jan. 20.
20 January, 10:17 AM
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Power outages introduced in three Ukrainian oblasts
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Poltava, and Sumy oblasts due to damage to energy infrastructure, local electricity distribution companies reported on Jan. 6.
6 January, 01:03 PM

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