Russia launched overnight strikes using drones and ballistic missiles on energy infrastructure facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts, killing five people and injuring 37 others.
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Russian overnight strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure killed five people and injured 37 others.
Three Naftogaz employees and two members of Ukraine's State Emergency Services died in the strikes.
Strikes targeted facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts using drones and ballistic missiles.
From 6 p.m. on May 4, Russia launched 11 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 164 Shahed strike UAVs against Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
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