“Poltava. A rocket hit one of the infrastructure overnight,” Dmitry Lunin wrote in an online post. “Kremencuk. Many attacks on the city in the morning.” Lunin later said at least four rockets had hit two infrastructure facilities in Poltava, and that three enemy planes had reportedly attacked Kremenchuk’s industrial facilities. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register The city of Poltava is the capital of the Poltava region, east of Kiev, and Kremenchuk is one of the largest cities in the region. There was no immediate word on casualties, Lunin said. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Russia has denied that it targeted civilians in the war waged by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, calling the biggest attack on a European state since World War II a “special military operation.” read more In the Dnipro region of southwestern Ukraine, rockets hit an infrastructure facility, injuring two people and causing significant damage, the head of the region Valentin Reznitshenko said in an online post. In the town of Kryvyi Rih a petrol station was bombed, causing a fire, he added. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Natalia Zinets in Lviv and Lidia Kelly in Melbourne. Edited by William Mallard Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
