Poltava

A rocket attack on a house in Poltava killed 4 people and injured 13, including 3 children. Rescuers managed to save 22 people, and rescue operations continue.

At a gas station in Pyriatyn, an unidentified man wearing a balaclava shot and killed a serviceman of the Poltava Regional Military Center and stole his assault rifle. The attacker fled with one of the mobilized soldiers.

A rocket attack on a residential building in Poltava killed 3 people. 10 people were injured, including one child, and rescue operations at the scene are ongoing.

A Russian missile hits a residential building in Poltava, killing 2 people and injuring 7. Five floors of the building were destroyed, and neighboring houses and cars were damaged.

On Saturday, February 1, the enemy attacked Poltava, hitting a residential building. Rescuers and emergency services are working at the scene, and local authorities are urging people to take shelter.

The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine excludes 15 cultural heritage sites in Poltava from the State Register of Monuments. The decision concerns monuments related to the Battle of Poltava and Russian imperial history.

The driver of a Volkswagen Passat did not stop during the minute of silence for those killed in the war, ignoring the request of the traffic police. Law enforcement officers found the offender and fined him for driving while the gesture was prohibited.

The 25-year-old driver of a Lexus that collided with a truck on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway was notified of suspicion. His wife, a well-known Kharkiv blogger Anna Zhuk (Annette), died in the accident.

On the Alley of Glory in the Tereshkivska community, an unknown person cut down a poster depicting a fallen Ukrainian defender. The police opened a criminal investigation under the article “hooliganism” and are looking for those involved.

The Oktyabrsky Court of Poltava imposed a pre-trial restraint on Oleksandr Liev in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 9 million. The ex-official is suspected of supplying low-quality machine guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A 35-year-old man tricked children aged 10-11 into touching his genitals on the street. The suspect faces 5 to 8 years in prison for lewd acts against minors.

A private house, a car, and power grids were damaged as a result of a nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv region. According to the authorities, there were no civilian casualties and no damage to critical infrastructure.

The Zhovtnevyi District Court of Poltava has postponed for the second time the consideration of the motion to arrest former Defense Ministry official Oleksandr Liev due to the absence of a prosecutor. Liev, who is suspected of supplying low-quality machine guns, denies all charges.

The State Bureau of Investigation has served a notice of suspicion to the son of an MP for embezzling UAH 1 million from the budget of a village council in Lviv region. The funds were stolen during the reconstruction of street lighting in 2019.

An official of Ukrzaliznytsia who collected information on military transportation for the fsb was detained in Poltava region. The woman passed the data through her husband, a militant, and faces life imprisonment.

Zhovtnevyi District Court of Poltava failed to impose a pre-trial restraint on Oleksandr Liev due to the absence of the prosecutor at the hearing. Liev is accused of involvement in the supply of low-quality machine guns, which he denies.

Ukrenergo reports that electricity consumption has stabilized at the seasonal level. Power engineers continue restoration work after the attacks and call for economical use of electricity from 8:00 to 20:00.

Russian drones attacked the energy infrastructure of Poltava region. The attack left 323 consumers without power supply, and specialists are working to restore it.

In Poltava, local residents heard the sound of an explosion. Earlier, the Air Force reported the movement of enemy drones from the north of Sumy region toward Poltava region.

In a Kyiv hostel, a foreigner stabbed a local resident during a quarrel. Police detained the attacker in Poltava region and he faces up to 8 years in prison.

Since the beginning of 2025, Poltava police explosive experts have made about 40 visits to explosion sites. Experts neutralized the warheads of downed enemy UAVs and reminded people of safety rules when detecting suspicious objects.

In Poltava, there was a conflict between the CCC employees and a civilian who attacked a soldier. The CCC denied the information about the civilian's broken leg, and only minor injuries to the soldier were confirmed.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Roman Mashovets from the position of Deputy Head of the Presidential Office. The corresponding decree No. 889/2024 has already been signed.

Kyiv is not planning to cut off electricity on December 29 due to sufficient supply. In other regions of Ukraine, emergency power outages were in effect from 15:00 to 18:00 today.

The Cabinet of Ministers agreed to dismiss the heads of the Kyiv and Poltava regional state administrations. Ruslan Kravchenko and Filipp Pronin are leaving their positions.

The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a high-speed target in the direction of Dnipro from the southeast. There were also reports of cruise missiles in Kharkiv region and a missile in the direction of Kremenchuk.

An enemy attack on Poltava region has damaged the energy infrastructure in Kremenchuk district. According to preliminary reports, civilian facilities were not affected, and specialists are working to restore power supply.

Russia launched a large-scale drone attack, launching 113 drones from different directions. Air defense forces destroyed 57 attack UAVs and spotted 56 imitator drones in 11 regions of Ukraine.

An air alert has been declared in the capital of Ukraine, and people are urged to go to shelters. The movement of high-speed targets from Poltava region in the direction of Kyiv region is recorded.

There were explosions in Poltava. Earlier, the Air Force warned of the threat of an enemy attack within the region.