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Russian airstrike knocks out power in Poltava region

Damage reported to administrative buildings of local energy facility

Aug 19, 2025 09:24 171

Russian airstrike knocks out power in Poltava region  - 1

A Russian strike overnight on the Lubny and Kremenchuk administrative districts of Ukraine's Poltava region caused a power outage that affected hundreds of customers, Reuters reported, citing Poltava region governor Volodymyr Kohut, BTA reported.

Damage was also reported to have been caused to the administrative buildings of a local energy facility.

“Fortunately, there were no casualties,“ Kohut said on the Telegram messaging app. He said that nearly 1,500 households and 119 businesses in the Lubny region were left without power.