In the evening On 9 August, Russian forces attacked the Poltava district with strike drones. Strikes were recorded at petrol stations, an industrial facility and a private residence. Fires broke out at several locations, which the emergency services fully extinguished.
Russian drones attacked several targets
The head of the Poltava Regional State Administration reported on the consequences of the attack Vitaliy Dyakivnych. According to him, Russian troops attacked several targets in the Poltava district this evening.
Drones struck petrol stations, an industrial plant and a private residence. Fires broke out at the sites following the strikes.
Units from the State Emergency Service arrived at the scene. The rescue workers extinguished all the fires and continued to deal with the aftermath of the Russian attack.
Fires broke out at a petrol station and an industrial site
The attack affected several types of civilian and industrial infrastructure at once.
According to the regional authorities, the following have been damaged as a result of the strikes Petrol station, business premises and private residential property. The full extent of the damage and the scale of the losses incurred had not been reported at the time of publication.
Rescue workers were operating at several locations. All the fires caused by the attack were successfully extinguished.
There were no fatalities or injuries
Despite the strikes and fires, preliminary reports suggest that the attack resulted in no casualties.
The Poltava Regional State Administration has reported that No reports of injuries had been received by the emergency services.
Information regarding the full extent of the damage may be clarified following an inspection of the areas and facilities that were hit.
The Poltava region is regularly under attack from the Russian Federation
The Poltava region has recently been targeted by Russian drones on several occasions. In particular, on 2 August, in the Poltava district, Russian drones attacked two industrial plants and critical infrastructure asset. At one of the sites, a leak of a hazardous chemical occurred following the strike, which was dealt with by the emergency services.
A new attack on the evening of 9 August once again targeted civilian and industrial sites in the region. This time, the emergency services managed to extinguish all the fires, and there are no reports of casualties.
