Firefighters work at the site of a natural gas production facility which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Poltava region, Ukraine May 5, 2026.
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A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Ukrainian gas production facilities killed five people, including two rescue workers, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday (May 5, 2026), as Kyiv and Moscow exchanged rival ceasefire proposals.
Serhiy Koretskyi, CEO of Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz, said Russian forces struck gas production facilities in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions. Three Naftogaz employees and two emergency service rescuers were killed, while 37 people were wounded, he said.
Published – May 05, 2026 12:30 pm IST
