Ukrainian army destroys Russian military column in Poltava region

The head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Lunin, reported this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"The eighth day of the heroic struggle. The situation in the Poltava region is under control. This night the Ukrainian army destroyed a column of Russian hardware in the north of the region, the enemy's losses are being clarified," Lunin said.

Lunin published videos and photos of the broken equipment on his Telegram channel.

"All invaders must understand one thing: those who come to us with a sword will die from the sword. The excellent work of the Ukrainian army in the north of the region, on the border of the Sumy and Poltava regions," he wrote.

He also noted that in the Poltava region work was underway to strengthen the defense of the region, with tens of tonnes of aid sent to the Sumy and Kharkiv regions and a food reserve of the Poltava region being formed.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are shelling and destroying key infrastructure, with missiles hitting Ukrainians' homes.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.