Two killed, five injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Poltava region: officials

At least two people were killed and five others injured in an overnight Russian missile attack on an industrial facility in Ukraine's central Poltava region, authorities said on Monday.

An industrial facility damaged by a Russian missile attack in Odesa, southern Ukraine, in May 2023.

Photo: Nina Lyashonok/PAP/UKRINFORM

"As a result of the hostile attack, two people were killed, two others were taken to hospital with minor injuries, and the whereabouts of two more people are currently unknown," Governor Dmytro Lunin said on the Telegram messaging app, as cited by the Reuters news agency.

Two killed, five injured in Russian missile attack on Poltava regionhttps://t.co/u90ZrwjTkL

— Ukrinform-EN (@Ukrinform_News) August 28, 2023

Ukraine's presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Telegram that the missiles struck an oil mill, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported.

"So far, it is known that two people were killed and five more were injured," Yermak said, as quoted by Ukrinform.

"People were working the night shift," he added.

#Russian occupiers hit the #Poltava region with rockets at night

As a result of the strike on the Poltava region, two people were killed, five were injured. They worked the night shift at an oil mill in the village of Gogolevo. pic.twitter.com/USNRmemZqd

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 28, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Monday is day 551 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters, ukrinform.net