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Thirteen Russian drones hit Poltava Oblast: six people injured and businesses, offices and houses damaged – photos

Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 08:19
Thirteen Russian drones hit Poltava Oblast: six people injured and businesses, offices and houses damaged – photos
A firefighter. Photo: State Emergency Service

Six residents of Poltava Oblast have sustained injuries in a Russian drone attack on the night of 22-23 April.

Source: Volodymyr Kohut, acting Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The city of Poltava was attacked by 13 attack UAVs. Some of them were shot down by air defence. The falling debris and direct strikes caused damage and destruction.

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Six people were injured in the strike. Three of them refused to be hospitalised. The rest of them were taken to hospital, with one seriously injured."

 
A firefighter.
Photo: State Emergency Service 

Details: In particular, a house was destroyed, several high-rise buildings, houses and warehouses belonging to two companies were damaged in Poltava’s Podilskyi district.

 
A firefighter.
Photo: State Emergency Service 

In Poltava’s Shevchenkivskyi district, two office buildings, several high-rise buildings and some cars were damaged.

 
A firefighter. 
Photo: State Emergency Service

Kohut said that all appropriate services were still working at the sites of the attacks.

 
Aftermath of a Russian attack.
Photo: Volodymyr Kohut 

Background:

  • Earlier, Suspilne reported on a large-scale drone attack on Poltava. There are power outages in the city.
  • Later, Kohut said that Russian drones had launched a large-scale attack on the civilian infrastructure of the Poltava district, injuring three people. 

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