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UkrainePublished: 9 November 2026 at 05:11

Russian drone hits private property in Poltava region, starting a fire

A Russian drone struck a private property in the Kremenchuk district of Ukraine's Poltava region overnight on 9 November, causing a fire in an outbuilding. Initial reports say nobody was injured.

Foto: Pravda — ziņas

A Russian unmanned aerial vehicle attacked a private residential property in the Kremenchuk district of the Poltava region, in central Ukraine, overnight on 9 November. The strike caused a fire. The information was provided by Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the Poltava regional military administration.

According to him, the enemy drone hit the territory of a private property in the Hlobyne community. An outbuilding caught fire. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.

The previous attack

On the evening of 8 November, Russian forces also attacked Kremenchuk, a city in the Poltava region, with strike drones. Seven people were injured in that attack, among them a 16-year-old boy.

The source gives no further details on the extent of the damage or on the firefighting effort. The photo accompanying the original report is illustrative and shows the aftermath of the 8 November attack on the Poltava region, as published by the State Emergency Service.

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