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A Russian strike on Poltava, central Ukraine, killed two folks and injured 11 others on the morning of July 3, native and navy officers stated.

The assault, which occurred round 9 a.m. native time, sparked fires and broken civilian infrastructure, in accordance with Governor Volodymyr Kohut and Ukraine's Land Forces.

In accordance with the assertion of Ukraine's Land Forces, one of many strikes prompted a hearth on the Poltava conscription workplace, a neighborhood navy facility. A separate strike close to the Poltava conscription workplace set hearth to a personal residential property, authorities stated.

Emergency providers are on-site, responding to the aftermath. The navy stated additional particulars about these affected might be offered as they change into accessible.

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