The number of victims of the missile strike on Poltava reached 14 people

The number of victims of a missile strike on February 1 reached 12 people, the State Service of Ukraine for Emergency Situations (DSNS) reports . Two dead are children. 17 people were injured, including four children. 22 people were saved from under the rubble. The rescue operation continues.

Five people are missing, the official representative of the DSNS department in the Poltava region told Suspilna.

Update: The number of dead increased to 14 people, reports the DSNS.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at Poltava around 7 in the morning on February 1. The rocket hit the five -story residential building, destroying entirely one entrance. According to the acting head of the Poltava ova Vladimir Kogut, the X-22 missile was used. As a result of the blow, about 20 houses located nearby were damaged, and the building of the kindergarten.