Russian forces have attacked petrol stations in Ukraine's Chernihiv and Poltava oblasts, resulting in one worker being injured and a fire breaking out at one of the sites.

Archaeologists in Ukraine's Poltava region have uncovered a unique Scythian-era burial containing rare artifacts, including a leather cap and belt, uncharacteristic of the local culture.

A Swedish activist, Frida Stoltz, was killed in Ukraine's Poltava region during a routine stop for fuel, hundreds of kilometers from the front lines, while returning from a humanitarian mission.

The Security Service of Ukraine has detained an enemy agent who was coordinating Russian military strikes in the Kharkiv region, specifically targeting sites along the Poltava-Kharkiv highway.

Ukraine reports a surge in attacks on civilian infrastructure, with a former minister stating that a 'total economic war' has begun, as Russian forces destroyed all gas stations on the road between Kharkiv and Poltava.

The Battle of Poltava, a crucial moment in the Great Northern War, saw the Russian army decisively defeat the Swedish forces, establishing Russia as a significant power.

Russian missile strikes targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, hitting a food warehouse in the Odesa region and gas stations in the Poltava region. These attacks resulted in multiple injuries across both areas.

Russian troops have attacked the Poltava region multiple times, causing damage to an educational institution and a business, and sparking a fire.

Russian strikes have hit a petrol station in the Poltava district and an infrastructure facility in the city of Kropyvnytskyi, causing fires at both locations. One person was injured.

Russian forces have carried out strikes on a bakery in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast and an industrial facility in Poltava Oblast, causing damage but no reported casualties.

In the Poltava region, two people were killed, and the injury toll increased to 14—including six children—as a result of yesterday’s attack by the Russian Federation.

Russian forces have intensified drone and missile attacks across Ukraine, particularly targeting Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions, resulting in casualties, damage to energy infrastructure, and civilian properties.

Russia attacked Kyiv and Poltava with several missiles

A factory building in the Poltava district was damaged on Saturday after being struck by drones. The incident highlights ongoing aerial attacks in the region.

A Russian drone strike destroyed a house in Poltava Oblast, where emergency crews rescued a woman from under the rubble.

A Naftogaz employee, who was injured during a Russian attack on Ukraine's Poltava Oblast on May 5, has died in the hospital.

Reports indicate that there are dead and injured individuals in Ukraine's Poltava region.

Ukraine has reported a major Russian attack involving over 400 drones and missiles, resulting in at least three deaths and eleven injuries in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, as Ukrainian forces prepare for a new large-scale offensive.

The number of people injured in the massive Russian shelling in the Poltava region has risen to 12.

Three people were killed and 14 injured in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian cities of Poltava and Zaporizhzhia overnight, damaging residential buildings, a shop, and industrial infrastructure.

Vinnytsia Oblast came under drone and missile strikes on the night of 6-7 March. Energy and railway infrastructure as well as residential buildings were damaged.

Falling debris from Russian UAVs in the Poltava district left four people with moderate injuries and damaged nearby buildings.

Electricity supply was disrupted in Ukraine's Odesa, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava regions due to Russian missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure and front-line shelling.

Russian forces have struck an industrial facility in Ukraine's Poltava region twice during the evening. The attacks specifically targeted a DTEK gas production facility.

A DTEK Naftogaz gas production facility in Poltava Oblast was forced to suspend operations following a Russian attack on energy infrastructure on August 11.

A Russian attack on a critical infrastructure facility in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine, resulted in a hazardous chemical leak, which emergency responders successfully contained.

A Russian attack has destroyed a Nova Poshta sorting hub in Poltava, though the company reported no injuries and stated that deliveries would continue with minimal disruption, with customers to be compensated.

The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration has denied reports that all gas stations on the Kharkiv-Poltava highway have been destroyed, stating that such claims are untrue.

Following a Russian attack, 36 settlements in Ukraine's Poltava region, affecting 8,500 customers, were left without power.

The Russian army attacked four petrol stations in Ukraine's Poltava Oblast on July 3, resulting in six people being injured.

The State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine's Central District has estimated environmental damage caused by Russian aggression in the Poltava region at over UAH 2.59 billion during the first half of 2026.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on an industrial facility in Ukraine's Poltava region on Sunday.

Russian forces launched drone attacks targeting gas infrastructure in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Poltava regions, resulting in reported injuries. The strikes specifically hit gas stations and other energy facilities in the affected areas.

The Poltava community in Ukraine has declared a day of mourning for those killed as a result of a recent enemy attack.

New power outages are affecting consumers in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Poltava Oblasts following Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure facilities.

A Russian drone strike on an industrial enterprise in Ukraine's Poltava region during the night of June 12 resulted in a building catching fire.

Russian forces launched an attack on Sunday morning, targeting an enterprise located in the Myrhorod district of Ukraine's Poltava region.

Russian forces launched a combined strike on port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast and an industrial facility in the Kremenchuk district of Poltava Oblast on the night of May 13-14, injuring two people.

A UAV crashed in the Poltava community as a result of an enemy attack, injuring four people, including three adults and one child.

Ukraine is set to build its largest wind farm near Poltava with financial backing from Norway. The project will be undertaken by the richest Ukrainian's conglomerate, with Norwegians providing assistance.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in Ukraine's Poltava district on March 28.

A Russian nighttime attack on Poltava, Ukraine, resulted in damage to more than 40 residential and social infrastructure facilities.

Russian troops launched a drone strike on one of the enterprises in the Myrhorod district.

In Poltava, the number of people injured as a result of the Russian drone attack has increased to five.

Parts of Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts have remained without electricity as of 26 February following a Russian combined large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

As of the morning of February 22, Ukraine is experiencing power outages in the Odesa, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Poltava regions due to a combined Russian missile and drone strike on energy infrastructure and shelling along the front lines.

Counterintelligence officers in Ukraine's Poltava region have detained and charged a university student for allegedly plotting to assassinate a military unit commander under instructions from Russian intelligence services.

Russian forces conducted nighttime attacks, destroying all gas stations in the Opishnia community of Poltava region and two dormitories for internally displaced persons in Derhachi, Kharkiv region. The assaults also targeted an industrial facility in the Poltava region.

A Nova Poshta sorting terminal in Poltava was hit and damaged during a Russian rocket attack on July 30, with damage assessment currently underway.

A Russian attack in Ukraine's Poltava region resulted in one fatality and caused a fire at a Nova Poshta terminal, highlighting ongoing hostilities.

The Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, has denied reports claiming that all petrol stations on the road from Kharkiv to Poltava have been destroyed.

Russian invaders attacked an industrial facility in the Poltava region, causing fires to break out.

A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed during a mission in Ukraine's Poltava region. The pilot safely ejected and is receiving medical care.

Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Naftogaz production facilities in Ukraine's Poltava and Kharkiv regions, causing damage. The strikes targeted critical energy infrastructure belonging to the state-owned gas company.

In the Poltava region, rescuers extinguished a fire at an industrial facility that broke out as a result of an enemy drone attack.

The Russian army struck an industrial enterprise in Poltava district with a drone on Saturday, though no casualties have been reported so far.

Police bomb disposal experts successfully defused the warhead of a Russian Kh-101 missile that failed to detonate in Ukraine's Poltava region.

A 19-year-old resident of Poltava Oblast has been detained on suspicion of being recruited by Russian intelligence services to murder a Ukrainian serviceman. He allegedly sent a poisoned 'gift' to the marine after posing as a woman online.

Around 3,000 subscribers in five settlements in Poltava Oblast have been left without gas supply due to Russian attacks.

Explosions were heard in Ukraine's Poltava Oblast as air defense forces responded to a Russian drone attack, which resulted in a fire.

A 59-year-old Naftogaz employee, Serhii Klymenko, has died from injuries sustained in a Russian attack on Poltava Oblast on May 5, bringing the total death toll from the incident to four.

Russian forces launched a drone attack on railway infrastructure in Ukraine's Poltava region. Details on damage or casualties were not immediately available.

Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has declared April 5 a day of mourning in memory of those killed in a Russian attack on a local market.

Residential buildings and outbuildings in the Myrhorod district of Poltava Oblast have sustained damage as a result of a Russian drone attack.

At least three people were killed and 14 others injured in Russian attacks in the Ukrainian regions of Poltava and Zaporizhzhia, located in the central and southern parts of the country.

Russian troops have struck an industrial enterprise in the Myrhorod district of the Poltava region, damaging equipment.

Four people were injured in the Poltava region on Tuesday morning, March 3, as a result of falling debris from Russian drones.

Russian attacks on Poltava and Kirovohrad oblasts damaged houses, an industrial facility and power lines, leaving nearly 20,000 consumers without electricity and one person injured.