Russia Strikes Kremenchuk Again After Attack Kills Three, Injures 32, Including Six Children

Russian forces struck an industrial enterprise in Ukraine’s central Poltava region early Friday, Oct. 30, just hours after a deadly attack on Kremenchuk killed three people and injured 32 others, including six children, Ukrainian officials reported. Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, confirmed on Telegram that Russian forces had targeted an industrial facility in the Kremenchuk district.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “An industrial enterprise was attacked by the enemy in the Kremenchuk district,” Diakivnych said, adding that information about the consequences was being clarified. Authorities had not immediately identified the facility or provided confirmed casualty figures from the latest attack. Three killed, six children among 32 injured in earlier attack The renewed strike followed a devastating Russian attack on Kremenchuk on Thursday, Oct. 29, that killed three civilians and injured 32 people, including six children. According to Poltava regional authorities, nine people were hospitalized, including a 16-year-old boy and a 72-year-old man who remained in serious condition. Seven other hospitalized patients were in moderate condition. Russian missiles struck two locations in the city. One hit an area between apartment buildings, while another damaged private homes and a boarding school. Children at the school were evacuated to a shelter before the strike. The attack also damaged parked vehicles, some of which caught fire. Emergency crews continued clearing debris and assisting residents whose homes were damaged. Other Topics of Interest Russian Ballistic Missile Strike on Kyiv Kills One, Sparks Fires Missile debris partially destroyed a store near a residential complex in the Dniprovskyi district, while a blast wave shattered windows at other premises. Poltava authorities declared Friday, Oct. 30, a day of mourning for the victims. Russia used BanderoI cruise missiles, prosecutors say Ukraine’s Poltava Regional Prosecutor’s Office said the Thursday attack involved small BanderoI-type cruise missiles, a weapon Russia has increasingly deployed against Ukrainian targets. According to Suspline Poltava, citing prosecutors, one missile struck an area between residential apartment buildings, killing three people. Another missile, preliminarily identified as the same type, struck a different street, damaging private houses and outbuildings. Prosecutors, together with Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) and regional police, are documenting the attack as a suspected war crime. A criminal investigation has been opened under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, covering violations of the laws and customs of war resulting in deaths. Renewed strikes as Ukraine faces another winter of war The attacks came as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Thursday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified preparations for further Russian ballistic missile strikes. In his evening address, Zelensky called for additional air defense assistance, particularly Patriot interceptors, to protect Ukrainian cities against Russia’s continuing missile campaign. Kremenchuk, a major industrial center on the Dnipro River, has repeatedly been targeted by Russian missiles and drones since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Deliberate attacks against civilians or civilian objects are prohibited under international humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.