Poltava Oblast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Russian drone swarms and ballistic missiles pound Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

Russia used three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 151 attack UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera and other types against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 01:27 PM

Russia hits power grid, gas sites in two oblasts

Russian forces carried out overnight attacks on several power generation facilities, as well as distribution and transmission networks in Odesa and Poltava oblasts, Deputy Energy Minister Oleksandr Vyazovchenko reported on Telegram on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 11:11 AM

Russia targets Poltava energy sites overnight

Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district of Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast overnight, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram early on Dec. 11.

11 December 2025, 08:51 AM

Most of Poltava Oblast blacked out after Russian attack

Three-quarters of Ukraine's Poltava Oblast remain without power as of Nov. 9 morning after Russian attacks, with full outages in two districts and parts of two others, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said during a briefing, according to public broadcaster Suspilne.

9 November 2025, 05:47 PM

Russian attack damages rail lines in three oblasts, delaying long-distance trains

Russian strikes damaged rail infrastructure overnight, disrupting train services in Ukraine's Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv oblasts and delaying several long-distance routes, Ukrainian Railways reported on Telegram on Nov. 8.

8 November 2025, 12:37 PM

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