"The city of Mirgorod, Poltava region, was also attacked at night. The strike was carried out in the area of the military airfield, which, after the previous strikes, again started to receive aircraft, including UK-produced training [airplanes], observed in the sky over Kharkov," Lebedev said.
Another strike was conducted overnight in the area of the Kremenchug car building plant in the Poltava region, and two others, accompanied by a strong detonation, were carried out in the direction of the Kremenchug refinery, the coordinator also said.
"The city of Kremenchug, Poltava region, received a series of powerful strikes on military facilities at night … Each [strike] was accompanied by a powerful detonation, the second strike caused a large explosive wave," he added.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The Russian armed forces started striking critical Ukrainian infrastructure on October 10, 2022, days after Ukraine bombed the Crimean bridge, which links Crimea to mainland Russia.