On the night of June 3, Russia attacked Ukraine with 112 ударними BpLA, including the Shahed type. Air defense neutralized 75 enemy drones in the east, south, and north of the country, but hits were recorded in 11 locations.
At night, the enemy attacked the Poltava region with drones, air defense was working. In the Poltava district, the premises of a non-functioning communal enterprise were damaged, a fire broke out, which was extinguished.
On June 2, in Kremenchuk, a Hyundai Elantra car hit an 82-year-old woman on Respublikanska Street. The victim was hospitalized, the police are establishing the circumstances of the accident and opened a case.
On June 2, the Russian army shelled the Poltava region, damaging a fence and glazing of a private house in the Myrhorod district. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Air raid alert declared for the second time this evening in Kyiv and many regions of Ukraine. The reason is the threat of the use of ballistic weapons from the northeast.
In Kyiv, two men were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a hostage. They kidnapped the debtor's father, demanded $2 million, and then killed him and cut off his head and hands.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 5. 5 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, which is 97% of the projected area. Corn was sown the most – 3.94 million hectares.
Due to bad weather in the Poltava region, 7 settlements in the Hadyatska, Dikanska and Kobelyatska communities were de-energized. More than 500 consumers were left without electricity.
In the Poltava region, a school bus with 10 children drove into a ditch. Boys aged 6-7 were injured. The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
In the Poltava region, 29 prisoners were discovered who were being held against their will in a psychiatric hospital. The people had their documents and phones taken away and were forced to work for free.
In Kremenchuk, a group of people attacked military personnel of the Territorial Recruitment Center, using pepper spray and a traumatic pistol. Two attackers have been detained, and an investigation is underway.
The President of Ukraine stated that the night attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian cities led to the death of civilians, including children. He called on the world to increase pressure on Russia.
Missiles have been detected in the airspace of Ukraine, moving in the direction of Kyiv region, Kryvyi Rih, Poltava region, Sumy region and Khmelnytsky region.
At night, the Poltava region was subjected to a massive drone attack. In the Kremenchuk community, a company building was destroyed, houses were damaged, there are power outages and one person was injured.
Warm weather is expected in Ukraine on Friday, +20. ..+25 degrees. However, thunderstorms will pass in the west and it will get colder to +12...+18 degrees, in the evening the rain will reach Kyiv region.
On May 19-20, a "yellow" level of danger has been declared in a number of regions of Ukraine due to thunderstorms. Exceptions are Kyiv, Vinnytsia and Chernihiv regions.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 23 attacks in the Pokrovsk direction, where the enemy made 29 attempts to break through. Fighting continues near Vovchansk and other settlements.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 4. 32 million hectares of spring grain and leguminous crops, which is 76% of the projected area. Corn has been sown the most – 2.9 million hectares.
An employee of the State Bureau of Investigation has notified a law enforcement officer of suspicion of causing a fatal traffic accident in the Poltava region. Two people died in the tragedy, and another is in serious condition.
23-year-old policeman Anatoliy Illyashenko and 36-year-old sergeant Viktor Borovko, an employee of the TCC, tragically died in a car accident in the Poltava region. Illyashenko had been working in the police since March, Borovko was a veteran of the ATO.
Tax officials illegally transferred information to the State Tax Service. They copied data from the Unified Register of Tax Invoices and transferred it to third parties.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 3. 25 million hectares of spring grains, 56.1% of the plan. Most of all, corn was sown – 1.9 million hectares. In 2025, it is planned to sow 5.7 million hectares, as last year.
A vocal teacher from Poltava region is suspected of systematic rape of underage children and creation of pornography. During the pre-trial investigation, it was possible to identify three victims.
Power supply has been restored to all subscribers in the Myrhorod community of Poltava region. The cause of the accident was a faulty equipment insulator.
An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missile use. Air defense systems are operating in Cherkasy region due to the threat of enemy drones.
Ukrainian storks Hrytsyk and Odarka are incubating five eggs, constantly changing each other. The birds move the eggs so that the embryo is on top and well heated by the parents' body.
Ukrainian farmers have sown 35% of the planned area with spring grain and leguminous crops, which is 2 million hectares. Most of all, corn and barley were sown, the leaders of the sowing campaign are Poltava, Kirovohrad, and Sumy regions.
As of April 18, 2025, Ukrainian farmers have sown 1. 25 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, which is 21.9% of the plan. The most sown is barley, and the leader of the sowing campaign is Odesa region.
The SES denied information about the hospitalization of two rescuers with chemical poisoning after inspecting drone fragments in Poltava region. They stated that this is not true.
On the night of April 16, Russia attacked Ukraine with 97 "Shahed" drones and other UAVs. Air defense forces shot down 57 drones in the eastern, northern, and southern regions.
