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.
On April 23, Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Korovyn community, damaging civilian infrastructure. Preliminary reports indicate that there were no casualties as a result of the attack.
On the night of April 23, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 134 drones. 67 "Shaheds" were shot down in the east, north, south and center, 47 UAVs were lost. 6 regions were affected.
At night, the Poltava community was attacked by 13 UAVs, some of which were shot down by air defense. Fragments damaged houses, offices, and cars. Six people were injured, three in the hospital.
On the night of April 23, the Russians massively attacked Poltava with drones, injuring three people. Residential areas, businesses and other civilian infrastructure were under attack.
On the night of April 23, Russian drones attacked the Poltava region. Air defense shot down a significant number of targets, but there were hits on civilian infrastructure and enterprises, there is no information about casualties.
Poltava was attacked by drones at night, explosions rang out near civilian objects in the industrial zone and in open areas. There is no information about casualties, rescuers are working at the scene.
In the Kyiv region, air defense forces are working on targets, enemy UAVs have been recorded. Drones are moving from different directions.
The SBI found facts of systematic torture of prisoners in the Poltava pretrial detention center. Employees tied them to the bed, depriving them of food and water. Two employees of the institution were informed of suspicion of torture based on these facts.
In the 25th round of the UPL, "Oleksandria" will try to break away from "Shakhtar", and "Vorskla" will try to get out of the relegation zone. In the evening, "Dynamo" and "Obolon" will meet in the capital derby.
On April 14, Ukrainian embassies around the world will lower their flags in mourning for the victims of the Russian missile strike on Sumy. Books of mourning will also be opened.
On April 9, a man in a wheelchair fired a pistol into the floor at the "Forum" shopping center in Lviv. The media reports that he is a local fraudster, previously convicted of theft.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that Ukraine adheres to the agreements and does not strike at energy facilities in the Russian Federation and the occupied territories. At the same time, Russia violates these agreements by attacking Ukraine's energy facilities.
The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council made a statement after the words of the US Vice President regarding the "ceasefire", emphasizing that reality will not be denied.
The man died in a Kropyvnytskyi hospital from numerous burns sustained as a result of a massive drone attack on March 19. At that time, 11 people were injured, including 4 minors.
At night, the Russians massively attacked the Poltava community, damaging civilian objects and industrial infrastructure. Destruction of warehouses, administrative buildings and a transformer was recorded, fires broke out.
An enemy attack damaged the warehouse premises of an enterprise in the Poltava community. Specialists of the State Emergency Service are working at the scene, no information about casualties has been received.
Poltava was attacked by enemy kamikaze drones. Local residents report power outages in several districts of the city.
The heating season has ended in Lviv region. Odesa, Lutsk, Cherkasy and Poltava are also planning to turn off the heating in the near future, given the warming.
240,340 people fell ill during the week, including 124,960 children. Influenza is circulating in 21 regions, 14 deaths have been recorded, one in a pregnant woman.
In a week, 261,000 Ukrainians fell ill with acute respiratory infections, influenza and COVID-19. Most cases were recorded in Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Rivne, Poltava and Cherkasy regions.
Russian troops launched strike drones over the territory of Ukraine on the evening of March 8. Drones were recorded in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions.
The SBU detained a teenager who, on the instructions of Russia, planned to detonate improvised explosives on the Alley of Glory to Heroes. The Russians intended to remotely activate the explosive device together with the perpetrator.
Unidentified persons poured paint on the memorial plaque of fallen soldier Yevhen Loginov in the Liski neighborhood. Police opened a criminal investigation under the article “Hooliganism” and are looking for witnesses to the incident.
The monument to Russian Emperor Peter the Great was dismantled from the public space of Poltava by the decision of the Ministry of Culture. This is part of the state policy of decolonization and getting rid of imperial markers.
The body of a 2-year-old girl with signs of violent death was found in the village of Reshetylivka. The police detained the 27-year-old partner of the child's mother, who faces up to 15 years in prison or life in prison.
Due to Russian missile strikes, gas production in Ukraine has dropped. To compensate for the losses, the government plans to import 800 million cubic meters of gas from Europe in February and March.
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service have extinguished a large fire at an industrial facility in Poltava region after a Russian strike. A total of 87 rescuers and 34 pieces of equipment were engaged in the firefighting, with no casualties.
Russian troops struck at Poltava district, damaging civilian infrastructure. During the night, the enemy fired 2 ballistic missiles and 160 drones, 87 of which were shot down and 70 did not reach their targets.
Law enforcers exposed a group of fraudsters posing as bank employees who defrauded the mother of a deceased military officer of UAH 3 million. The criminals used SIP telephony to imitate calls from the bank and conducted about 500 episodes of fraud.