Ukraine–Russia
Kramatorsk: Russian FPV drone hits a nine-storey residential building, sparking a ~1,000 m² fire (SESU)
- Location
- Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (nine-storey block unpublished — city ±6 km)
- Actors
- Russia · Ukraine
- Importance
- Standard
A Russian FPV drone hit a nine-storey residential building in Kramatorsk on 13 October 2026, causing a fire of about 1,000 square metres, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SESU) said. Firefighters fought the blaze but had to stop because of the security situation. SESU did not report casualties in the post. Distinct from the 12 October FPV hit on trade pavilions (evt_6c23cd98).
Verification: unverified
Evidence: SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fire
SESU official claim with video; casualties not stated.
- SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fireState Emergency Service of Ukraine · Social post · supports · Published 13 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC · Retrieved 13 Oct 2026, 10:50 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · DRONE · Atomic
Tags: fpv · kramatorsk · residential
Participants
- Russia · Initiator · Evidence: SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fire · Russian FPV drone, per SESU.
- Ukraine · Affected · Evidence: SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fire · Nine-storey residential building in Kramatorsk.
Location methodology
Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast (nine-storey block unpublished — city ±6 km) · within 6 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fire
Claims
- SESU said a Russian FPV drone hit a nine-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, causing a fire of about 1,000 m², and that firefighters had to stop extinguishing because of the security situation. · Attributed to SESU · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: SESU: FPV hits 9-storey residential building in Kramatorsk, ~1000 m² fire
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 13 Oct 2026, 10:51 UTC · Current revision 13 Oct 2026, 10:51 UTC · Change: Initial