Russian attack on residential building in Poltava: 7 people killed, 17 injured – photos, video
The Russians struck the city of Poltava on Saturday, 1 February, hitting a residential building. So far, 7 people are known to have been killed and 17 injured, including 4 children. A three-day mourning period has been declared in the Poltava hromada. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Source: Poltava Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Kateryna Yamshchykova, acting Mayor of Poltava, on Telegram; Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on Telegram
Quote: "The enemy struck Poltava. A residential building was hit. Rescue workers and emergency services are working at the scene."
Details: Authorities reported that information on the aftermath of the strike is being determined.
Earlier, it was reported that the Russians had attacked Poltava Oblast. Early reports indicate that there were no hits on civilian facilities or casualties. However, energy infrastructure in the Myrhorod district was damaged.
As a result, 164 residential and one commercial consumer were left without electricity. Specialists are working to restore power supply.
Updated: Rescue workers reported that two people were killed in the attack. Another seven were injured, including a child. Twenty-one people were rescued.
The attack caused the destruction of the entrance from the ground floor to the fourth floor, resulting in a fire. Neighbouring buildings and 12 cars were also damaged.
The State Emergency Service reported that the death toll from the missile strike on a residential building in Poltava has risen to three people. Ten individuals were injured, including a child.
Later, the State Emergency Service reported that the number of people who were injured in the Russian missile attack on the five-storey building had increased to thirteen people, including three children. The bombardment claimed the lives of three people. Emergency workers rescued twenty-one people.
The State Emergency Service reported that the death toll from the Russian missile strike on the house in Poltava had risen to four.
Emergency workers managed to rescue twenty-two people. A further thirteen people, including three children, were injured.
The State Emergency Service noted that as of 14:20, the death toll from the Russian missile attack on the house in Poltava had risen to five people.
Emergency workers managed to rescue twenty-two people. A further fourteen people, including three children, were injured.
Yamshchykova reported that the Poltava hromada has declared three days of mourning for all those who have been tragically killed in the Russian missile attack. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]
Quote: "1 February 2025 is a tragic date for our hromada. A Russian missile has killed civilians. This day has left a deep wound in the heart of our city and each of us. The [Poltava] hromada has declared three days of mourning for all those who have been tragically killed in the missile attack.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported that the death toll in Poltava had risen to 7.
Emergency workers have rescued 22 people from under the rubble of the apartment block destroyed by the Russian strike. A further 14 people were injured, including three children.
Updated: At 17:11, the State Emergency Service reported that the number of people injured in the strike had risen to 17, including 4 children aged 3 months, 2, 8 and 12.
The attack claimed the lives of 7 people. A further 22 have been rescued.
Search and rescue operations continue.
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