In Poltava Oblast, 20 settlements were left without electricity due to drone strikes – the authorities

In Poltava Oblast, 20 settlements were left without electricity due to a nighttime Russian attack by drones, said the head of the regional military administration, Philip Pronin.

“At night, the enemy attacked the Poltava BpLA region. The sounds of explosions could be heard in the Myrhorod district. Anti-aircraft defense worked. Wreckage from an enemy UAV damaged several private houses. Fortunately, there are no victims,” ​​Pronin wrote in a telegram.

“Debris also damaged the energy infrastructure in Poltava Oblast, as a result of which 20 settlements were left without electricity. All relevant services are engaged to eliminate the consequences. The situation is under control,” he added.

The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that at night Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 81 Shahed attack drones and four missiles.

The main direction of the strike, according to the Air Force, was the north and center of Ukraine.

Air defense forces shot down 66 drones, another 13 were “locally lost in several regions of Ukraine.”

The forces of the Russian Federation regularly attack the Ukrainian regions with various types of weapons – attack UAVs, missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-aircraft missiles.

The leadership of Russia denies that the Russian army during a full-scale war inflicts targeted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of the cities and villages of Ukraine, killing the civilian population and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply facilities.

The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes by the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful in nature.