On the morning of November 11, 2026, Russian military forces attacked Poltava twice. According to RBC-Ukraine, this was reported on the Telegram channel of Vitaliy Dyakovnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration. The strikes resulted in damage to the premises of a private enterprise, where a fire broke out, as well as destruction in a private residential house. Preliminary data indicates that three people sustained injuries.
First strike: fire at the enterprise
According to Dyakovnych, the first strike hit a private enterprise. A fire broke out at the scene, with emergency services arriving promptly. Preliminary information suggests three people were injured. Official data on the full extent of the attack's consequences was still being verified at the time of publication.
Second incident: drone crash and house damage
Later, the head of the regional military administration reported a second location in Poltava where a Russian drone crashed. According to preliminary information, a private residential building was damaged as a result. Details regarding the scale of the damage and potential casualties in this area are still being clarified.
Context: incident in Kyiv
Shortly before the attacks on Poltava, a Russian drone crashed in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv. A fire broke out in an open area, and the shockwave damaged a passenger vehicle. Reports indicate that one person was injured in this incident.
Energy sector: blackouts in eight regions
Parallel to the strikes on residential areas, Russian attacks on energy infrastructure once again left part of Ukraine without electricity. As stated by First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Artem Nekrasov, as of the morning of November 11, blackouts were recorded in eight regions. The most difficult situation, according to him, is in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa regions.
Status update
At the time of writing, both the regional administration and specialized agencies indicated that information regarding the consequences of the strikes on Poltava and the extent of the damage is still being updated. Final details on the number of casualties and the scale of destruction at the enterprise and the residential house are expected once emergency services conclude their work.
