Russian missile attack on Poltava kills two people, injures 14 others including 6 children
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This story has been updated with the most recent casualty figures.
Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Poltava on the evening of June 20, killing two people and injuring 14 others, including six children, officials reported.
Explosions were first heard in the city just after 8 p.m. local time, public broadcaster Suspilne reported as Ukraine's Air Force warned of incoming missile strikes.
Secretary of the Poltava City Council Kateryna Yamshchykova reported that all of the injured victims were hospitalized following the attack.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said on June 21 that two people were killed and 14 others injured, including six children.
No clarification of the target of the attack was immediately provided although Yamshchykova said that 15 residential buildings sustained blast damage in the strike.
The extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear.
Russia has regularly launched attack against civilian targets since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Poltava is a city of around 300,000, located in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. It is situated around 120 kilometers (75 miles) from the border with Russia, and 230 kilometers (143 miles) from the eastern front.
The city and surrounding region are regular targets of Russian drone and missile attacks.
