Drone attack in Poltava region kills one, injures three including child

Drone attack in Poltava region kills one, injures three including child

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One person was killed and three others were injured, including a child, when debris from a Russian drone fell in the Poltava region.

Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“According to updated information, unfortunately, one person has died. Three people were injured. Two were hospitalized, including an 11-year-old boy,” he wrote.

Read also: Russians attack Naftogaz facilities in Poltava region for third consecutive day; one employee killed

Earlier, the official reported that debris from an enemy UAV had fallen in the Poltava district, damaging an apartment building.

As reported by Ukrinform, Russian drones attacked the Poltava region on the night of March 28. One person was killed as a result of strikes on a residential building and industrial facilities.

Photo: Ministry of Health

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