Double Russian attack in Kharkiv and Poltava: one dead, six injured and blackout for 22 thousand people

One person was killed and six injured following a double rocket attack by Russian forces with Banderol missiles in the industrial district of Kharkiv. A Russian drone hit an energy infrastructure in the Poltava region, leaving around 22 thousand people without electricity. At the moment no victims have been reported. Yesterday, a surprise visit by German Chancellor Merz to Kiev under Russian bombs. 'Ukraine needs all our support.

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Three ambulances and a Lada Iskra were donated by the Russian city of St. Petersburg to Cuban health centers. The vehicles will go to pediatric hospitals in Havana and the provinces of Matanzas (west) and Santiago de Cuba (east). Russian Ambassador Viktor Koronelli declared that "after a long and difficult journey, these vehicles arrived in Cuba despite the inhumane commercial, economic, financial and energy blockade imposed by the United States government." "This humanitarian donation is proof of the historic bonds of friendship and solidarity that unite our brotherly peoples," added the Russian diplomat, as reported by the Tribuna de La Habana newspaper. The report highlighted that the donation agreement was reached on the initiative of the governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, during his visit to the island in November 2025, as part of cooperation commitments between the two countries. The director general of Havana's public health, Yagen Pomares, underlined the "extraordinary value" of St. Petersburg's contribution to the island's maternal and child health program. Over the past six years, Cuba has gone through one of the worst economic and social crises in decades, with food and fuel shortages, lack of medicines and deterioration of services, including healthcare, aggravated by runaway inflation and partial dollarisation. The oil embargo imposed by Washington since January, which the United Nations has deemed contrary to international law, along with a series of economic and financial sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on the island, has exacerbated an already difficult situation, further worsened by years of mismanagement by the Cuban government.

One person was killed and six injured following a double rocket attack conducted by Russian forces with Banderol missiles in the industrial district of Kharkiv, the Kyiv Independent reported. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the toll of the attack, adding that an administrative building and some vehicles were set on fire. At least ten residential buildings were damaged in the attack. Search operations for any victims or injured are still underway. Russia's use of Banderol missiles has increased. Combining the characteristics of a cruise missile and a jet drone, this missile is difficult for Ukrainian air defenses to intercept. The Ukrainian newspaper also reports that a Russian drone hit an energy infrastructure in the Poltava region, leaving around 22 thousand people without electricity. At the moment no victims have been reported. The attack comes just two days after another Russian drone hit a power plant in the Lubny district, leaving around 6,000 people without electricity.