Poltava Oblast

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

Russian attack on Poltava Oblast blacks out Kremenchuk city

Russian forces unleashed a massive overnight strike on energy infrastructure in Ukraine's Poltava Oblast overnight into Nov. 8, leaving the city of Kremenchuk without power, water and partially heating, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram.

8 November 2025, 11:55 AM

Russia strikes Naftogaz gas sites in Poltava Oblast

Russia struck civilian gas infrastructure facilities of the Naftogaz group in Poltava Oblast, Naftogaz reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 01:34 PM

Russia's seventh October strike hits Naftogaz gas sites in Poltava Oblast

Russian forces damaged Naftogaz gas production facilities in Ukraine's Poltava Oblast in an overnight strike, the seventh such attack in October, Naftogaz CEO Sergii Koretskyi said at a Ukrinform briefing on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 01:00 PM

Russia pounds Ukraine’s oil and gas sites in Poltava Oblast

Russian forces carried out another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, damaging oil and gas facilities in the Myrhorod district of Poltava Oblast, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 08:46 AM

Energy facility in Poltava Oblast damaged by falling debris and direct hits during latest Russian attack

An energy infrastructure facility was damaged in the Kremenchuk district of Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast due to falling debris and direct hits, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said on Telegram on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 10:45 AM

Russia aims to cripple Ukraine’s rail network, says Deputy PM

Russia is attempting to disrupt Ukraine’s heating season and paralyze the operations of national rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia, the country’s “critical artery,” Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 09:31 AM

Russian attack damages energy site, rail stock, and homes in Poltava - photos

Russian forces launched an attack on Poltava Oblast, sparking fires that rescuers are now working to extinguish, State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Oct. 7.

7 October 2025, 08:11 AM

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