Poltava

[puhl-tah-vuh]

noun

1. a city in eastern Ukraine, southwest of Kharkiv: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.

Poltava

/ palˈtavə /

noun

1. a city in E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

While the situation had somewhat stabilised, regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv and Sumy could continue to see regular power cuts, Ukraine's energy minister said Saturday evening.

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There was no electricity, water, and partial heating in Kremenchuk, in the eastern Poltava region, the administration said.

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Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram that major energy facilities were damaged in the Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, and work was under way to restore power.

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The Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv regions were affected, Zelensky stated in a post on Telegram.

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Earlier, strikes on the central city of Poltava targeting an army recruitment centre killed two people and wounded nearly 50 others, authorities said.

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