Russia fired 241 drones and Kinzhal missiles in overnight assault, killing at least 2 in Ukraine
Energy facilities hit in Poltava Oblast, pregnant woman among eight injured in Donetsk.
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New Russian rocket-powered KABs mimic cruise missiles — but NATO is testing solution to shoot them down
Current modifications reach 140 km, with Russian engineers reportedly working to extend the range to 200 km, potentially endangering the capital.
Russia launches 164 drones across Ukraine: Poltava warehouse burns from falling debris
Russian forces launched 164 strike drones and three missiles against Ukraine during the night of 18 October, damaging a civilian warehouse in Poltava Oblast
Russia unleashes record ballistic missile strike on Ukraine, pushing energy grid to brink
Simultaneous launches of Iskander-M, Kinzhal, and Shahed drones devastate gas infrastructure.
Russia’s overnight strike cripples Poltava gas fields — extraction halted across region
Explosions were reported in Poltava, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi and other cities during a widespread overnight attack.
Russia aims to “paralyze Ukrzaliznytsia” with massive drone attack, Kuleba says
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or suppressed 88 Russian drones during a massive Russian attack that damaged railway infrastructure in Poltava
Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure since start of war – Naftogaz
Missiles and drones struck energy facilities in eastern Ukraine overnight, causing critical damage to gas production sites.
Six people hospitalized after Russian drones hit Poltava gas station; railway disruptions affect four train routes
Ukrzaliznytsia deployed backup diesel locomotives across multiple Poltava routes after Russian infrastructure strikes cut power to railway sections, delaying four passenger trains by up to three hours.
Russia strikes Kyiv for 10 hours—two women killed including 22-year-old metro police officer (updated)
Explosions were heard citywide as homes, schools, and hospitals sustained blast damage.
Russia hits Ukraine’s energy grid, injures civilians and leaves deadly cluster bombs
Russian forces launched both drones and missiles on central Poltava Oblast, damaging energy infrastructure and residential buildings.
Russian missile hits Ukrainian training ground in Poltava, servicemen wounded
A Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military training facility in Poltava Oblast on 4 June left servicemen wounded, marking the second such strike on Ground Forces training units within four days.
Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, kills 9, injuries 30
Russian forces conducted widespread drone attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure overnight, hitting targets in Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv oblasts.
Russia targets Odesa with drones, hits gas infrastructure in Poltava Oblast despite alleged energy ceasefire
The Air Force's data suggests that at least 23 Russian drones might have reached their targets, injuring a civilian.
Monument to Peter the Great dismantled in Poltava
Local volunteers in Poltava have removed a monument to Russian Emperor Peter I following its removal from Ukraine's official register of historical monuments.
Earthquake strikes Poltava Oblast with no reported damage
An earthquake measuring 3.67 magnitude hit near Poltava at 18:21 on 1 February local time, with tremors detected three kilometers underground.
Death toll from Russia’s Poltava missile strike rose to 14, including two children
Russia struck an apartment building in the city on 1 February using the Kh-22 missile.
Death toll reaches 7 in Russian strike on Poltava high-rise residential building
Emergency services rescued 22 people from a residential building in Poltava after a Russian missile strike that killed five residents; there are 14 injured.
Russian attack on Ukraine kills 4 people, injures at least 15 overnight
Multiple drone attacks hit Ukrainian cities overnight, with Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Poltava oblasts reporting civilian casualties and infrastructure damage; seven Ukrainian oblasts faced emergency power cuts
Ukrainian air defenses neutralize entire wave of 103 Russian drones, Air Force says
A drone crash injured three civilians in Kharkiv Oblast, the authorities reported.
Forbes: Western jets at risk without improved Ukrainian air defenses
Experts warn that incoming F-16s and Mirage 2000s may face destruction unless Ukraine upgrades its air defense systems.