On the night of 23 October, the Russian army attacked the Poltava region with drones. As the State Emergency Service reported, in the regional centre the enemy struck a railway infrastructure facility.
A fire broke out there. Rescuers and equipment from the Poltava garrison were working at the scene.
Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.
According to the head of the Regional Military Administration Vitalii Diakivnych, a drone was recorded falling in open terrain in the Poltava community. The blast wave damaged nearby private homes, outbuildings and a power line.
- Overnight, air defence forces neutralised 140 of the 176 Russian drones launched. Strikes were recorded at 19 locations, and debris fell in 13 places.