At least 3 dead, 10 injured in Poltava after Russian missile strike on residential building
- A Russian missile struck a residential building in Poltava on February 1, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others, including a child, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service.
- The attack destroyed all five floors of one section of the building and caused a fire, with ongoing search and rescue operations, reported Acting Poltava Oblast Governor Volodymyr Kohut.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as another act of terrorist crime and called for increased support from Western partners, including air defense systems.
- The missile strike in Poltava is part of a broader pattern of attacks on residential buildings in Ukraine, as noted by Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak.
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See the aftermath of Russia’s deadly missile strike on Ukraine’s Poltava
On the morning of February 1, Russian forces carried out deadly strikes on multiple regions of Ukraine. Missiles and drones damaged residential buildings in Poltava, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks as “another act of terrorist crime” and renewed his call for Western partners to step up support, including by providing additional air defense systems.
At least 3 dead, 10 injured in Poltava after Russian missile strike on residential building
Editor note: This is a developing news story. A Russian missile struck a residential building in the city of Poltava in the morning on Feb. 1, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others, including a child, the Ukrainian State Emergency service reported.The attack destroyed all five floors of one of the building's sections, caused a fire and damaged neighboring buildings. Twenty-one people was rescued from the building, said acting Polt…
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