Russian UAV Strikes Industrial Facility and Energy Infrastructure in Poltava Region

Russian forces launched an overnight drone assault against Poltava Oblast on September 16, striking an industrial facility in Poltava district and hitting local energy infrastructure, according to Poltava Regional Military Administration head Vitalii Diakivnych. No casualties were reported. The strike was part of a broader nationwide Russian drone campaign that night, which also damaged 17 sites in Kyiv Oblast using turbojet-powered strike drones.