Power outages reported in Poltava amid drone attack, enterprises hit
Photo: Power outage in Poltava following drone strike (Getty Images)
In Poltava, explosions were heard following a hostile airstrike, leading to power outages in the city. There were hits on businesses in the Poltava community area, according to local sources.
The Air Force reported on the evening of Tuesday, April 22, that most of the Shahed-type strike drones launched by Russian invaders were heading towards Poltava and the Poltava district.
An air alert was declared in Poltava region around 22:40 PM Kyiv time, with locals urged to stay in shelters due to the threat of drone strikes.
At approximately 23:25 PM Kyiv time, local channels and media reported hearing explosions in the Poltava region, followed by additional blasts in the city.
There were also reports online of Poltava being under a massive Shahed drone attack. As a result, power outages were reported across the city due to the UAV strikes.
There is currently no official information on the consequences of the enemy drone strikes in Poltava.
The air alert in the Poltava region is still ongoing. At 00:16 AM Kyiv time(April 23), the military warned that several more groups of Shahed drones were heading towards Poltava.
Hits on enterprises
As reported by the head of the Poltava regional military administration, Volodymyr Kogut, as of 00:10 AM Kyiv time, there are reports of hits on enterprises and open areas near civilian objects in the Podilskiy and Shevchenkivskiy districts of Poltava.
"Currently, there is no information about casualties," the official said.
He also added that the details of the consequences are being clarified and urged residents to stay in shelters until the air raid alert is lifted.
Energy 'truce'
This year, with the mediation of the US, Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt attacks on energy and port infrastructure. The so-called "truce" came into effect on March 25. However, shortly after, Russia violated all agreements by launching strikes on Ukrainian energy system facilities.
For example, recently, Russian forces again damaged an energy facility of DTEK, with a strike carried out in the Dnipropetrovsk region on the 17th.
Despite Russia not ceasing attacks on energy infrastructure, the occupiers also fabricated reports of strikes on their own facilities.
According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sent fabricated reports to the US about alleged strikes on their energy infrastructure.
Additionally, on April 18, Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced the "end of the moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure." However, Ukraine's communication advisor, Dmitry Lytvyn, stated that Kyiv does not consider these statements as significant signals.
