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Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russian attack kills two in city of Poltava, Ukrainian officials say
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A firefighter works at the site of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava, Ukraine July 3, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Poltava region/Handout via REUTERS KYIV - A Russian attack on the city of Poltava in central Ukraine killed two people and damaged a military recruitment centre, the Ukrainian military and regional officials said on Thursday. Regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said 11 people were also wounded, while the military reported fires in the military recruitment building and in a nearby residential building. Photos from the scene posted by emergency services showed firefighters battling blazes as well as damaged buildings and cars. Russia has stepped up drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in the last month, and has launched some of the biggest attacks since its full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. The aerial assault followed a drone attack on Monday near a military recruitment centre in the central city of Kryvyi Rih. Civilians were wounded in Kryvyi Rih, the military said, adding that military personnel and civilian employees of the recruitment centre had sheltered during the air alert. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, have underlined the urgency of assistance on air defence from allies to defend against such assaults. REUTERS Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore $500 in Child LifeSG credits, Edusave, Post-Sec Education Account top-ups to be disbursed in July Singapore PAP questions Pritam's interview with Malaysian podcast, says politics should stop at water's edge World Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain, TVE reports Singapore Man to be charged after he allegedly damaged PAP campaign materials on GE2025 Polling Day Singapore Scoot launches flights to Da Nang, Kota Bharu and Nha Trang; boosts frequency to other destinations Singapore Electrician who bit off part of coworker's ear during fight gets 6 months' jail Asia 4 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali Singapore $1.46b nickel-trading scam: Ng Yu Zhi's bid for bail midway through trial denied by High Court
The Star
03-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Russian attack kills two in city of Poltava, Ukrainian officials say
A firefighter works at the site of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Poltava, Ukraine July 3, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Poltava region/Handout via REUTERS KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian attack on the city of Poltava in central Ukraine killed two people and damaged a military recruitment centre, the Ukrainian military and regional officials said on Thursday. Regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said 11 people were also wounded, while the military reported fires in the military recruitment building and in a nearby residential building. Photos from the scene posted by emergency services showed firefighters battling blazes as well as damaged buildings and cars. Russia has stepped up drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in the last month, and has launched some of the biggest attacks since its full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. The aerial assault followed a drone attack on Monday near a military recruitment centre in the central city of Kryvyi Rih. Civilians were wounded in Kryvyi Rih, the military said, adding that military personnel and civilian employees of the recruitment centre had sheltered during the air alert. Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, have underlined the urgency of assistance on air defence from allies to defend against such assaults. (Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko, Editing by Timothy Heritage and Bernadette Baum)
Euronews
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Russia launches 280 drones and missiles on Ukraine
As Russia intensifies its attacks, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv is developing interceptor drones with the help of its international allies. According to Ukraine's Armed Forces, Moscow launched 280 drones and missiles towards Ukraine overnight, 260 of which were downed or neutralised. They added that the city of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region was the main target of the aerial attack. The acting head of the Poltava regional military administration, Volodymyr Kohut, reported that direct hits and falling debris struck energy infrastructure, damaging both private homes and apartment buildings, with windows shattered, frames destroyed and several cars damaged. Kohut said one person was moderately injured in the attack. Rescue teams are currently working to deal with the aftermath of the shelling. He added that the region faced a massive, coordinated attack, but air defence forces were able to destroy most of the incoming munitions. Witness and victim of the attack Iryna Nosova said, "Last night we had a nightmare, we have never seen anything like it. It feels like we are being killed and that's it. It's some kind of killing of our Ukrainian people, I don't know what to call it." She added, "I think it's not even terrorists, it's murderers doing this. It's night, there are children. Our windows have been smashed, so much glass is lying on the street. It's unbelievable, it feels very awful." In Kherson, one woman was wounded during the shelling, as the city's central district sustained damage to apartment buildings. Local officials reported shattered windows and damage to balconies, roofs, and facades following the attack. The attack comes amid continued intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces. On Friday, both sides claimed to have struck key military targets in each other's territory. The Russian Defence Ministry stated that it intercepted and shot down Ukrainian aerial bombs, rockets, and over 1,000 drones.
Mint
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Russia Says It Struck Kremenchuk Oil Refinery in Ukraine
(Bloomberg) -- Russia said its overnight missile and drone barrage struck the large Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine, which was previously targeted by Kremlin forces in 2022. 'A group strike with precision-guided air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles' hit the facility in the Poltava region, Russia's defense ministry said in a Telegram statement. Acting regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said Russia's main targets were energy and agriculture facilities in the city, located about 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Kyiv. Images on social media showed the skies above Kremenchuk ablaze from the aerial bombardment. 'The night was difficult,' Kohut said on Ukrainian TV. 'From 11:30 p.m until 4:00 a.m., a massive attack was happening.' Nobody was injured and Ukraine's air defense shot down majority of the missiles and drones, Kohut said, without providing details about the status of the refinery. Explosions and debris ignited fires, damaging residential buildings and vehicles after 'a massive combined attack using missiles and drones,' Ukraine's foreign ministry said on X. Russia previously targeted the Kremenchuk refinery and surrounding areas with a series of missile attacks in April, May and June of 2022. The first strike shut down the facility, which supplied Ukrainian troops in the central and eastern parts of the country, and damaged much of its infrastructure. Also on Sunday, the Ukrainian prisoner exchange coordination office said another 1,200 bodies of soldiers killed in action were returned by Russia. As part of agreements reached after bilateral meetings in Istanbul this month, Russia said it will return 6,000 bodies to Ukraine. So far Moscow has returned 4,812 bodies, according to Russian media reports in the past days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Friday that the current round of prisoner exchanges should be completed around June 20 or June 21. On Saturday, 1,200 prisoners were exchanged on each side. (Updates with return of Ukrainian bodies from ninth paragraph.) More stories like this are available on
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 7, injure 20 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed seven people and injured 20 others over the past day, regional authorities said on May 23. A Russian mass drone strike in Poltava Oblast destroyed the building of a business enterprise near Kremenchuk, injuring one person, Governor Volodymyr Kohut said. The attack also damaged power lines, leaving around 2,000 customers without power. Two people were injured as a result of the Russian drone attack in Odesa Oblast, Governor Oleh Kiper reported. Three people were killed in Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk and Raihorodok in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said. Four more people were injured in the region over the past day. A Russian guided bomb attack on Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast injured two 60-year-old employees of a local utility company, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. One of the men later died in hospital from injuries. Another 66-year-old man suffered injuries in the village of Pechenihy, Syniehubov said. Two men and a woman were injured near Vasylivka and Polohy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov. Russian shelling of an agricultural enterprise near Huliaipole also injured a woman and a man, aged 52 and 63, on the morning of May 23. In , Russian forces targeted 43 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson. Three people were killed, and six others were injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. Read also: Editorial: Russia just said it doesn't want peace. This is what you need to do We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
