Russian missile attack on Poltava injures 11 people, including 5 children

(Dmytro Basmat – The Kyiv Independent) Russian forces launched a missile attack on the city of Poltava on the evening of June 20, injuring 11 people, including five 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. – Russian missile attack on Poltava injures 11 people, including 5 children