New attack by Russia against a residential building in Ukraine, now in Poltava

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Russian forces launched a missile attack on a residential building in the city of Poltava, in eastern Ukraine's Poltava Oblast, on Saturday morning. The attack partially destroyed the five-storey building, leaving people trapped in the rubble. Rescue efforts are still ongoing.

At 18:48 CET, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine announced that 7 people have been killed in the attack and 17 others have been injured. Among the injured are 4 children, aged 3 months, 2, 8 and 12 years. So far, emergency services have managed to rescue 22 people from the destroyed building.

Poltava no ha sido la única ciudada ucraniana atacada por los rusos este sábado. El presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, ha comunicado:

Damage has also been reported in Zaporizhzhia, as well as in the Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Kyiv regions. As of now, six people are confirmed wounded. In Kharkiv, one person was killed by a strike drone. In the Sumy region, this Russian attack claimed two more lives. My condolences to their families and loved ones.

Every such act of terror proves that we need greater support in defending against Russian terror. Every air defense system, every interceptor missile, means a life saved. It is crucial that our partners take action, fulfill our agreements, and increase pressure on Russia.

Since the start of the large-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian forces have been systematically attacking the Ukrainian civilian population, targeting residential buildings, hospitals, churches, schools, kindergartens and shopping malls. While this is going on, Russia remains a member of the UN Security Council and many Western countries still maintain diplomatic relations with this criminal regime. It is time to start changing this situation.

You can see here some videos and photos of today's Russian attack in Poltava, published by the State Emergency Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine:

У Полтаві кількість загиблих збільшилася до 8 людей, з них - 1 дитина.

Психологи ДСНС та Нацполіції допомогли 177 особам, з них 10 дітей.

Рятувальники продовжують аварійно-рятувальні роботи. pic.twitter.com/iwS8ubBJht

— DSNS.GOV.UA (@SESU_UA) February 1, 2025

❗ Кількість загиблих через російський ракетний удар по житловому будинку в Полтаві зросла до 4 осіб.

Рятувальники змогли евакуювати 22 людей. Поранення отримали 13 осіб, зокрема троє дітей.

Аварійно-рятувальні роботи тривають, на місці працюють усі екстрені служби. pic.twitter.com/VRY5IOfB5L

— МВС України (@MVS_UA) February 1, 2025

Last night, Russia launched an attack on our cities using various types of weapons: missiles, attack drones, and aerial bombs. Another wave of terrorist crimes.

In Poltava, a residential building was hit, a section of the building was completely destroyed. Ten people were… pic.twitter.com/1FQAf4bfql

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 1, 2025