UAV wreckage falls on road in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district: fire breaks out, one civilian injured

The wreckage from a UAV has fallen on the Obukhiv road in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district, causing a car to burn down and injuring its driver. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko on Telegram Quote: "A fire broke out in the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, where the wreckage from an enemy UAV fell on the road, completely destroying a car.

The driver of the car has been injured.

The fire has now been contained."

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Background:

  • Earlier, the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration warned that air defence units were engaging Russian drones and urged residents to stay in shelter.
  • As of midday on 26 August, Russian drones were being targeted in a number of Ukrainian oblasts, including the city of Kyiv.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that on the night of 25-26 August and on the morning of 26 August, Russian forces attacked Ukraine's civilian and energy infrastructure, using over 100 missiles and about 100 Shahed-type loitering munitions.

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