#Poltava Region

On the evening of October 20, Russian drones attacked Kremenchuk: a drone hit an educational institution building, causing a fire. Preliminarily, one person was injured, and all services are working at the scene.

Starting October 3, strict restrictions for civilians have been introduced in the Kremenchuk district of Poltava region. Fishing, hunting, filming, and entry are banned except for locals.

JSC Poltavaoblenergo has presented an updated hourly blackout schedule from October 1, 2026, to April 1, 2027. Learn how to check your queue.

JTI Ukraine confirmed two strikes on its Kremenchuk tobacco factory in September 2026. The facility is halted, with no casualties. The company refuted the Russian Defense Ministry's claims of military production at the site.

On 22 September, a magnitude 4.2 earthquake at a depth of 3 km was recorded in the Machukhivska hromada of Poltava district. Later, aftershocks of magnitude 2.5 were felt in the Reshetylivska hromada. No casualties or destruction have been reported.

On the night of 22 September, Russia carried out a ballistic strike with five missiles on a Naftogaz facility in the Poltava region, causing critical destruction. At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit oil refineries in Ufa and Samara.

Private houses and cars were damaged in the Kremenchuk district after a Russian drone crash, and a three-year-old girl was injured. This was announced by Vitaly Dyakovnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration.

Russian military forces struck a DTEK Naftogaz gas extraction facility in Poltava region: gas extraction has been fully halted. This is not the first strike on the company's infrastructure in recent weeks.