Poltava Oblast

18-year-old Poltava student detained for aiding Russian strikes

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service counterintelligence detained a Russian agent suspected of espionage in Poltava, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts, assisting Russia in preparing new air attacks on these regions, the SBU reported on Telegram on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 01:45 PM

Russia renews energy attacks amid lack of tough sanctions - CCD

Russia has resumed strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector because there are no strong sanctions and insufficient pressure on Moscow, the Center for Countering Disinformation head Andrii Kovalenko wrote on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 01:30 PM

Russian invaders attack Ukraine with 95 Shahed drones

Russia launched 95 Shahed drones and other decoys in a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine, the Air Force said on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 11:23 AM

False radiation alert mistakenly issued overnight in Poltava Oblast

Authorities in Poltava Oblast mistakenly issued a radiation threat alert overnight, regional chief Volodymyr Kohut said on Telegram on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 10:58 AM

Energy Ministry confirms Russian strikes on energy facilities

Russian forces attacked energy facilities in Poltava Oblast overnight, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirmed on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 02:46 PM

Unexploded cluster munitions found in Kremenchuk after Russian missile strike

Unexploded cluster munitions have been found in Kremenchuk following the Russian attack overnight, Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi reported on Facebook on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 12:45 PM

Russia pounds Poltava Oblast with drones and missiles, 1,500+ without power

Russia carried out a mass overnight attack on Poltava Oblast; impacts and falling debris were recorded in two districts — Kremenchuk and Lubny, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 10:56 AM

New COVID-19 variant Stratus spreading in Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast

A new variant of COVID-19, named Stratus, has been identified in Ukraine’s Poltava Oblast, with the World Health Organization (WHO) placing it under monitoring due to its rapid global spread, according to the regional disease control and prevention center’s Facebook post on Aug. 6.

8 August 2025, 01:02 PM

Russian aerial strikes target Ukraine’s cargo network

Railway transport, especially the locomotive fleet critical for cargo shipments, has become a target of Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, according to a July 28 analysis by Defense Express based on open-source data.

28 July 2025, 03:26 PM

Russia targets Ukraine’s conscription with recruitment center strikes

Russian forces launch drone strikes on military recruitment centers in an effort to disrupt the country’s conscription process, Vitaliy Sarantsev, spokesperson for the Ukrainian Land Forces Command, told public broadcaster Suspilne on July 3.

3 July 2025, 03:10 PM

Russia targets Kremenchuk’s energy, agricultural infrastructure

Russian forces launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kremenchuk’s energy and agricultural infrastructure overnight into June 15, damaging a private home and power lines, Poltava Oblast’s acting governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram.

15 June 2025, 12:00 PM

Russian missile strike injures three, sparks fires in Poltava Oblast

Three people were injured in Kremenchuk district of Poltava Oblast following a massive Russian missile attack, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on June 6.

6 June 2025, 10:02 AM

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

Russian missile hits Poltava Oblast training unit, injures Ukrainian soldiers

Russian forces launched a missile strike on a Ukrainian Land Forces training unit in Poltava Oblast on June 4, injuring soldiers, the Land Forces reported on Telegram.

4 June 2025, 04:43 PM

Nearly 2,000 without power after Russian drone barrage hits Poltava Oblast, destroys business, damages power lines

Russia launched a massive drone strike on Poltava Oblast overnight on May 23, destroying a business facility, injuring a civilian, and knocking out electricity for thousands, Volodymyr Kohut, regional governor, said in a Telegram post.

23 May 2025, 10:14 AM

Sudden power outage plunges hundreds of customers in Poltava Oblast into darkness

A power outage has left about a thousand households and businesses without electricity in Poltava Oblast’s Myrhorod district, regional Governor Volodymyr Kohut reported on Telegram early on May 1.

1 May 2025, 12:10 PM

Human rights activism in Ukraine’s war-affected towns — opinion

In the small town of Karlivka, located in northeastern Ukraine’s, Yelyzaveta Otlivanna coordinates services for people with disabilities. Her work addresses long-standing accessibility issues while responding to the increased needs caused by the full-scale Russian invasion.

28 April 2025, 07:53 AM

Russia hits multiple Ukrainian oblasts; injuries reported in Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Poltava

Russia launched another wave of drone attacks across Ukraine, prompting air raid alerts in Kyiv and several other oblasts, local authorities wrote on March 25.

25 March 2025, 08:16 AM

Russian drone strike damages power lines in Poltava Oblast

Russia launched a drone attack on Poltava Oblast, causing damage to infrastructure and residential areas, Regional Military Administration reported on March 10.

10 March 2025, 09:50 AM

Ukraine ready for peace, but Russia must be forced to stop - Zelenskyy

The first steps toward peace must involve forcing the war’s source — Russia — to stop its strikes against civilian life, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram, commenting the mass Russian attack on March 7.

7 March 2025, 02:41 PM

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