Drone attack on Poltava killed university lecturer Kostiantyn Chub

On the evening of 17 October a Russian drone hit a residential area of Poltava, killing one person and injuring four. The victim was a teacher-training university lecturer with 35 years' experience.

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What happened

On the evening of 17 October a Russian drone struck a private-housing area of Poltava. Regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych reported one dead and four injured; four houses were damaged, plus five more in Tereshky community where another drone fell.

The victim

On 18 October Suspilne, citing his former wife, reported that the victim was Kostiantyn Chub, associate professor at Poltava V. G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, a PhD in physics and mathematics with 35 years of teaching. He had worked there since 2004 and authored more than 80 publications.

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