💥 Attack

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.

Poltava Oblast
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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian overnight strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure killed five people and injured 37 others.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Three Naftogaz employees and two members of Ukraine's State Emergency Services died in the strikes.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Strikes targeted facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts using drones and ballistic missiles.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

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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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:26:43.274Z

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