On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Russian occupiers launched a series of strikes on Kramatorsk using aviation bombs. According to Alexander Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration (CMA), at least 11 people were injured as a result of the attacks, with a two-month-old infant among the victims. Later, Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, reported that the number of injured had risen to 19.
The course of the morning strikes
According to Honcharenko, the Russians attacked the city eight times in the morning. Preliminary information indicates that the occupiers used aviation bombs. "Numerous high-rise buildings and an infrastructure facility have been damaged. We are establishing the final consequences of these strikes. All responsible services are working on site," the head of the city CMA emphasized. He added that every day in the Donetsk region carries the risk of coming under attack, and urged residents to take care of themselves and evacuate to safer regions of Ukraine.
The scale of the destruction
According to Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional military administration, at least 34 high-rise residential buildings, three administrative buildings, and one infrastructure facility were damaged in the attack. Emergency and utility services continue to work at the scene of the destruction, establishing the final list of victims and the extent of the damage. The published footage shows breaches in the facades of residential buildings, blown-out windows, and piles of debris from collapsed floors and trees in the courtyards.
The broader context of the night attacks
The strikes on Kramatorsk were part of a broader series of attacks. On the night of August 25, the occupiers struck four cities — Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipro; as a result of the shelling, fires broke out and residential buildings were damaged. A separate drone attack in Kherson is noted, which caused a fire at a Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse and destroyed property worth nearly 28 million hryvnias.
Contradictory data
There are discrepancies in figures and dates in the statements of the parties and in various publications. Baseline reports (RBC-Ukraine, KP) record injuries — first 11, then 19 people, including a two-month-old infant — and do not mention any fatalities. At the same time, a number of sources (UNIAN, Donpress) report the death of at least one person as a result of an airstrike on a residential district of Kramatorsk. In addition, Donpress materials record the date of August 21, 2026, which does not match the current date of the events (August 25) and may refer to an earlier incident or contain a dating error. Until official data is clarified, these discrepancies in the number of injured and killed, as well as in the chronology, should be considered unconfirmed.
As of the evening of August 25, 2026, authorities continue to establish the final consequences of the strikes on Kramatorsk. The fact of a series of airstrikes, mass damage to residential and administrative buildings, and the presence of injured, including an infant, remains confirmed.
