Russian missiles and drones attack Poltava region, leaving four killed, 31 injured

Russian missiles and drones attack Poltava region, leaving four killed, 31 injured

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In the Poltava region, as a result of a Russian attack on the night of May 5, an industrial enterprise and railway infrastructure were damaged. Four people were killed and 31 others were injured.

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

According to him, the enemy attacked the region with missiles and strike UAVs. Direct hits and falling debris were recorded at two locations in the Poltava district.

An industrial facility was damaged, leaving 3,480 subscribers without gas supply.

Railway infrastructure was also damaged.

Read also: Russians carry out 843 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region in one day, leaving three killed, 11 injured

Four fatalities have been confirmed, and 31 people were injured.

As Ukrinform previously reported, on April 27 a Russian drone attacked the territory of a railway infrastructure enterprise in the Poltava region.

Photo: Poltava SES

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