💥 Attack

Strikes were recorded in Poltava Oblast during the Russian missile attack.

Poltava Oblast
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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Strikes were also recorded in Poltava Oblast

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian kamikaze drones, Shahed-136s hit the region. A fire broke out at the site of the attack but there were no reported injuries

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

In Poltava Oblast, a Russian drone struck a critical infrastructure facility, causing a fire to break out.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Finally, overnight from May 7 to 8, Russia once again launched massive missile attacks on electricity generation and transmission facilities in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts.

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Extracted: 2026-02-18T21:15:11.438Z

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