Poltava was left without electricity as a result of rocket fire from the Russian Federation on the morning of Friday, December 16. This was stated by the mayor of the city Alexander Mamai.

In his Telegram channel, the mayor urged Poltava residents to remain calm and turn off electrical appliances.

Recall the rules that can save lives: how to behave during a missile strike.

" be careful. Stay tuned for the next updates,” wrote Mamai.

In turn, the head of the Poltava OVA, Dmitry Lunin, earlier called on the inhabitants of the region to be in shelters in connection with the shelling and said that air defense forces were working in the region. Prior to that, he also announced a missile threat in the region..

As a result of the morning shelling, we recall that Kharkiv was completely de-energized - the subway stopped working in the city, there are problems with communications and water supply. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv and a number of other cities of Ukraine.