Drone crash in Poltava region: Injury toll rises to six, including three children

Drone crash in Poltava region: Injury toll rises to six, including three children

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The number of people injured in the attack in the Poltava community has increased to six, including three children.

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

As of 17:30, following the fall of an enemy UAV in the Poltava community, damage to several private houses, outbuildings, and vehicles has been recorded. Six people were injured, including three children aged 10, 13, and 17.

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Rescuers pulled one person from under the rubble. Five of the injured received assistance at the scene, while one woman was hospitalized.

As Ukrinform previously reported, an enemy UAV crashed in the Poltava community as a result of the attack. Earlier reports indicated four people injured.

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