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Poltava (UK: / pɒlˈtɑːvə /, [1] US: / pəlˈ -/; [2][3] Ukrainian: Полтава, IPA: [polˈtɑwɐ] ⓘ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Poltava urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. [4] .
Sep 8, 2024 · Poltava, city, east-central Ukraine. It lies along the Vorskla River. Archaeological evidence dates the city from the 8th to the 9th century, although the first documentary reference is from 1174, when it was variously known as Oltava or Ltava. Destroyed by the Tatars in the early 13th century, it.
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Sep 3, 2024 · At least 51 people have been killed and 271 others injured in a Russian missile strike on the city of Poltava, in central Ukraine. A military academy and a nearby hospital were hit. Ukraine's...
Sep 4, 2024 · When two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military academy in Poltava, debris blocked corridors and exits. Cadets near a bomb shelter survived. Others did not.
May 17, 2018 · Discover the history, culture and cuisine of Poltava, an ancient city on the Vorskla River. Visit the Field of the Great Poltava Battle, Saint Sampson's Church, the Museum of Pottery, and more attractions in this guide.
Sep 3, 2024 · POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began.
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Sep 3, 2024 · Ukrainian authorities have said more than 50 people have been killed today - including soldiers - after Russian missiles struck Poltava - the deadliest single attack on a Ukrainian town or city...
