Missile attack on Poltava Oblast: Death toll rises to three

The number of victims of the Russian missile attack on the village of Hoholeve in Poltava Oblast has increased to three; the body of one more person was recovered from under the rubble.

Source: Dmytro Lunin, Head of the Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Lunin:  "Rescue workers continue to dismantle the rubble after the missile strike. They found the body of another person."

Details: The head of the Oblast Military Administration added that the search for one more person is currently ongoing.

Background:

• On the night of 28 August, the Russians launched a rocket attack on a civilian industrial facility in the village of Hoholeve, Poltava Oblast. At first, it was reported that there were 2 dead and 2 wounded. However, the Office of the President reported there were 5 victims.
• These people worked their night shift. As a result of the explosion, the premises of the oil mill caught fire.
• The Ukrainian Air Force destroyed four of the six missiles that Russia launched at Ukraine on the night of 27-28 August. 

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