Topic: Accidents and disasters
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Fire at Lutsk oil depot after Russian drone strike extinguished before dawn
A fire broke out at an oil depot in Lutsk in the night of October 14 after a Russian jet-type drone struck the site. Ukrainian rescuers put out the blaze at 4:38 a.m., about two and a half hours after ignition. The information was reported by Andrii Razumovsky, secretary of the Lutsk city council, who urged residents to take shelter during air raid alerts.
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Russia hits Ukraine with missiles, loitering munitions and 108 drones overnight; three killed in Kharkiv
Russia launched a combined overnight air attack on Ukraine on October 12–13, firing five Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, nine Banderole/Dan-T loitering munitions and 108 strike drones — most of the Shahed type, many jet-powered — from multiple Russian and occupied-Ukrainian directions. Ukrainian air defense shot down or suppressed 88 of the drones, but direct hits were recorded at 17 locations and falling debris at another seven. A multi-storey block in the city's Kholodnohirskyi district suffered a collapsed entrance section; three people were killed and others injured.
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Russian drone strike destroys Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian drone strike hit the Amstor shopping mall in Zaporizhzhia on the evening of September 17, 2026, destroying the building and triggering a fire that covered more than 10,000 square meters. Firefighting was repeatedly interrupted by threats of follow-up strikes, and one injury was reported as of the morning of September 18.
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Russian drone strike causes fire at Brovary industrial site, no casualties reported
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv Oblast overnight and into the morning of 4 September 2026 caused a fire at an industrial enterprise in Brovary, damaged warehouse premises and led to a temporary deterioration in air quality, local officials said. No casualties from the attack had been reported as of the time of reporting. The broader overnight barrage involved one Kh-31P guided air missile and 121 strike drones, of which Ukrainian air defense said it destroyed 103.
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Tusk calls fire at Polish drone plant supplying Ukraine's army deliberate sabotage
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on 2 September that a fire at the Grupa WB (WB Electronics) drone factory in Skarżysko-Kamienna, which supplies unmanned systems to the Polish and Ukrainian armed forces, was a deliberate act of arson and sabotage. A separate fire at a JFG Composites aviation-components facility in Lublin remains under investigation, with Tusk saying arson has not been proven but cannot be ruled out. Poland's National Prosecutor's Office has opened a terrorism-related investigation into the Grupa WB blaze, and Tusk warned of intensified Russian efforts to destabilise Central and Eastern Europe.
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Fire breaks out at Polish drone plant supplying Ukrainian military; arson investigated
A fire broke out at the WB Electronics plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland, on the night of August 31. Polish authorities, including the Internal Security Agency, are investigating the possibility of arson or sabotage. No casualties were reported.