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Russian drones, missiles kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas production plants, CEO says

By Thomson Reuters May 5, 2026 | 2:30 AM

May 5 (Reuters) – Russian drones and missiles ​attacked ‌gas production facilities run by Ukraine’s ‌state ​energy ⁠company Naftogaz ⁠in Poltava and Kharkiv regions, killing three ​employees and two ⁠rescue ⁠workers, the ​company’s chief ​executive said on ‌Tuesday.

The facilities were significantly damaged ⁠and production was lost, CEO Serhiy ⁠Koretskyi ‌said. ⁠The attacks ​left ‌37 people ​wounded, he ⁠added.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Andrew ​Heavens)