Russian forces carried out a massive combined attack on Ukraine’s Poltava region overnight, striking several energy facilities and causing localized outages, regional authorities said.
Volodymyr Kohut, acting head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, reported that Russian troops used both missiles and drones to target infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district.
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“Last night, Russians conducted a massive combined strike on Poltava region using missiles and UAVs. Several energy-sector enterprises in the Kremenchuk district came under attack,” Kohut said.
According to him, direct hits and falling debris ignited fires and damaged technical equipment. Debris from an enemy drone also struck an outbuilding at a private residence. No casualties were reported.
“The attack caused disruptions to heating and water supply in several areas of the community. All emergency services are working to eliminate the consequences,” he added.
Earlier, Kremenchuk Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi said the city had also come under a large-scale combined strike targeting civilian infrastructure.
The attack on Poltava was part of a broader overnight assault across Ukraine. According to the Air Force, from 18:00 on Dec. 6 until the morning of Dec. 7, radar units detected and tracked 246 aerial targets, including 241 strike drones of various Shahed-type and other modifications launched from Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and occupied Crimea.
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Around 150 of the drones were Shaheds.
Russia also launched:
- Three Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aero-ballistic missiles from Russia’s Tambov region;
- Two Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Kursk region.
As of 9:00 a.m., Ukraine’s Air Force reported it had downed or suppressed 179 aerial targets, among them:
- 175 strike UAVs,
- Two Kinzhal missiles,
- Two Iskander-M / KN-23 missiles.
Despite strong air-defense performance, 65 strike drones hit infrastructure sites across 14 locations, with damage assessments ongoing.