Rocket attack in Poltava: a five-storey building is damaged
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- Alina Kvitko
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8:35, 01 February, 2025
The Russian army hit a residential building in Poltava on 1 February. Photo: Poltava Regional Military CommandOn Saturday, 1 February, Russian troops attacked Poltava, hitting a residential building.
According to the Poltava Regional Military Administration.
It is noted that rescuers and emergency services are currently working at the scene.
Rescuers said that as of 9:10 a.m., two people were reported dead as a result of the attack. Seven more people were injured. Twenty-one people were rescued from the partially destroyed building.
Also in Poltava region, the power infrastructure in the Myrhorod district was damaged.
«164 residential and 1 legal customer were left without electricity. Experts are already working to restore power supply,» the company said.
As a reminder, on the evening of 31 January, the Russian army struck the historic centre of Odesa. Two people have been reported injured and are being taken to city hospitals where they will receive all necessary medical care.