Russian missile attack on Poltava injures 11, including 5 children

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on the evening of June 20, resulting in 11 injuries, including five children, according to officials. Explosions were heard shortly after 8 p.m. local time, following an Air Force warning of incoming missiles. All injured individuals were hospitalized, and 15 residential buildings sustained blast damage. Poltava, a city of approximately 300,000 residents in central Ukraine, is a frequent target of Russian attacks.

A separate report details a deadly Russian ballistic missile strike on Poltava on March 24, which killed at least two people and injured 11 others, including a child. Photos posted by Ukraine’s State Emergency Service showed significant damage to several apartment buildings, a hotel, and an industrial site.