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Russian troops attack Poltava region with drones, infrastructure damaged

Russian troops attack Poltava region with drones, infrastructure damaged Russian drone strike caused fire in Poltava region (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Last night, Russians struck the Poltava region with drones. The attack damaged an industrial facility and caused a fire, according to Philip Pronin, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration.

"Explosions were heard in the Kremenchuk district. An industrial facility was hit. This caused a fire. 18 units of the State Emergency Service and 85 people were involved in the aftermath solving. Fortunately, there were no casualties," the statement says.

Russian Shahed attack

On the evening of Monday, February 19, an air alert was announced. The Russians have again launched Shahed drones in Ukraine.

Initially, the alert was mainly in the eastern regions and later expanded to the southern and central regions.

Subsequently, explosions occurred in Kremenchuk during an air raid alert on the night of February 20.