Russia's missile strike in Poltava region: one person killed, number of injured increased to 12
Kyiv • UNN
A Russian missile strike hits a residential building in Poltava region, Ukraine, killing 1 person and injuring 12, including 2 children, and damaging several other buildings and cars, requiring a 3-hour rescue operation involving nearly 100 rescuers.
A rocket attack by Russian troops on Poltava region killed one person and wounded 12, including 2 children, and damaged several high-rise buildings and cars, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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According to the minister, almost 100 rescuers worked that night in Poltava region, where the enemy attacked an apartment building.
"The occupants launched a rocket attack last night on a two-story apartment building with about 30 people living there. SES units rescued 2 people, psychologists of the National Police and SES provided assistance to about 20 residents. Unfortunately, 1 person died and 12 others were injured. Among them are 2 children," Klymenko wrote on Telegram.
In addition, he said, two three-story buildings, one four-story building and about a dozen cars were damaged by the missile strike. The rescue operation lasted more than 3 hours.
