In Poltava, following an enemy strike on a residential high-rise, the death toll has risen to 14 individuals, including two children. Rescuers have retrieved two more bodies from the rubble. This information was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (GSChS).
Updated at 16:50. Emergency rescue operations at the site of the destroyed five-story building in Poltava have been completed.
"As a result of the enemy strike, 14 people have died, including 2 children aged 9 and 12. 20 individuals were injured, among them 4 children aged 3 months, 2, 8, and 12 years. 22 people were rescued. Psychologists from the GSChS and the National Police assisted 206 individuals, including 11 children," - reported the GSChS of Ukraine.
3According to the 6th branch of the central library of Poltava, the deceased girl was named Sofia Yavorska, and her grandfather, Igor Yavorsky, added that her parents also perished.
4The publication poltava.to reported that a 30-year-old cultural figure and volunteer, Anastasia Kolvakh, also lost her life due to the enemy strike.
Strike on Poltava
On the morning of February 1, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kyiv regions were all hit.
In Kharkiv, a woman was killed in the attack, and five others were injured, while two people died in Sumy region.
In Poltava, the entrance of a five-story building was destroyed by the strike, resulting in a fire. Nearby houses and vehicles were also damaged. Preliminary reports indicate that Russian forces struck the city with an X-22 missile.
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8© photo GSChS Later, the Air Force reported that on the night and morning of February 1, Russian occupiers launched 165 various means of destruction at Ukraine - dozens of missiles of different types and over 120 various drones. "On the night of February 1, 2025, Russian occupiers executed a combined strike on Ukraine using missiles of various types from air, sea, and ground bases, as well as Shahed-type attack drones and other types of imitation drones," the statement said.