Poltava

The flash in the sky was seen by residents of Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The network speculates that it was a meteor, as it was last year.

Ukrainians in the Poltava region received fake reports of an alleged evacuation, which the State Emergency Service denied as hostile disinformation aimed at destabilizing the situation.

During the spring sowing campaign, Ukrainian farmers planted 2. 4 million hectares of spring crops, including corn, barley, wheat, peas and oats, on the government-controlled territory.

In Poltava, Odesa, and Zhytomyr regions, law enforcement officers detained "black gunsmiths" who were trying to sell trophy grenade launchers, explosives, and other weapons illegally taken from the sites of former hostilities to criminals.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs of a missile threat in Poltava and Sumy regions.

The Russian army launched a missile attack on Poltava region. According to local authorities, there were no casualties.

An explosion was heard in Poltava, the authorities have not yet commented on its cause, while earlier the Air Force warned of two missiles heading for the city.

According to a warning from the Air Force, two missiles are heading toward Poltava, while enemy tactical aircraft have been spotted in the eastern and northeastern regions, posing a threat of air strikes on frontline areas.

Due to the failure to fulfill its contractual obligations, the State Logistics Operator refused to use the services of Tviy Khlib LLC and redistributed the volume of supplies to other companies to deliver food to the Armed Forces.

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, Ukraine has planted more than 2 million hectares of spring grains and legumes, including corn, barley, wheat, peas, and oats.

At night, Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed two enemy Shahed-136/131 drones in Poltava region.

All 13 Shahed-131/136 drones launched by Russia to attack Ukraine at night were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces.

The missile was fired in the direction of the Kyiv region, causing an air raid in Kyiv and several other regions of Ukraine.

Air Defense Forces destroyed 9 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched from Crimea on the night of April 16 over different regions of Ukraine.

Russian army attacks Poltava, causing an explosion, details of the attack are being investigated.

An explosion occurred in Poltava, Ukraine.

By the end of July, Ukraine plans to open 22 more recruitment centers, bringing the total number of such centers to 32 across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of contract soldiers to 4,000-5,000 per month.

Ukrainian farmers have already planted more than 1. 26 million hectares of spring grains and pulses, such as wheat, barley, peas and oats, in the government-controlled areas.

The court arrested the mayor of Novomoskovsk and the secretary of the city council with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 3 million for demanding a bribe of $30,000 from an entrepreneur for the construction of a dormitory for IDPs.

The Russian army shelled Kharkiv's energy infrastructure with S-300 missiles, and an apartment was damaged. Over the past day, three people were killed, including a 14-year-old girl, and four others were injured by Russian shelling in the region.

Hostile attack drones were spotted flying westward over several regions of Ukraine.

Two men were detained in Kropyvnytskyi and Poltava regions for attempting to illegally export high-tech aviation equipment, including sighting systems and spare parts for combat aircraft and helicopters.

Enemy forces attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, which led to blackouts in Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.

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.

During a nighttime alert, the air defense forces destroyed 20 drones over several regions, the wreckage of which damaged a private yard and cut a power line in Odesa district.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully shot down all 20 Russian attack drones launched during the night attack on April 9.

On April 8, a Russian shell hit a residential building in Poltava region, injuring at least 10 people, killing one, and damaging several houses.

The invaders struck at the civilian infrastructure of the Poltava community, as reported by the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, and the relevant services are working on the spot.

An explosion occurs in Poltava amid warnings of ballistic missile threats from the northeast and east.

Since the beginning of 2024, 6,400 entrepreneurs have received loans worth UAH 25. 3 billion under the government's Affordable Loans program, of which about 20% have been used for investment projects.