--- title: "Russian drone hits educational institution in Kremenchuk: fire breaks out, preliminary reports indicate one injured" description: "On the evening of October 20, Russian drones attacked Kremenchuk: a drone hit an educational institution building, causing a fire. Preliminarily, one person was injured, and all services are working at the scene." date: 2026-10-20T21:30:19.861Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kremenchuk-drone-attack-educational-building-fire tags: [ukraine-war, kremenchuk, drone-attack, poltava-region, civilian-casualties] author: "Roman V." publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Russian drone hits educational institution in Kremenchuk: fire breaks out, preliminary reports indicate one injured ![Ukrainian SES rescuer in a helmet and protective vest working at the site of a hostile attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/20/kremenchuk-dron-attack-educational-building-fire/kremenchuk-dron-attack-educational-building-fire-1.webp) ## Key Points - Late in the evening on October 20, a Russian UAV hit an educational building in Kremenchuk, causing a fire. - According to preliminary data, one person was injured; information on the consequences is being clarified. - The attack was confirmed by the head of Poltava RMA Vitaliy Dyakovnych and Kremenchuk Mayor Vitaliy Maletsky. - The mayor noted that the facility where students studied during the day became the target of a strike on civilian infrastructure. Late Tuesday evening, October 20, the Russian armed forces launched a drone strike on the city of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region. As a result of the attack, an enemy UAV hit an educational institution building, after which a fire broke out at the site. According to preliminary data, one person sustained injuries. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a statement by the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Dyakovnych. ### Confirmation from regional authorities «In Kremenchuk, an enemy UAV strike was recorded on the building of an educational institution. A fire broke out. All services are working on site. Preliminarily, one person was injured. Information is being clarified,» Vitaliy Dyakovnych stated. According to him, all relevant services are working at the scene, and data on the scale of the building damage and the condition of the victim were not disclosed at the time of publication and continue to be verified. ### Comment from the Mayor of Kremenchuk The attack was simultaneously confirmed by Kremenchuk Mayor Vitaliy Maletsky. He noted that the target was a facility where students were still studying during the day on October 20. «This is further proof that nothing is sacred to the enemy. Russia once again demonstrates that strikes on civilian infrastructure, threats to the lives of civilians, and terror are conscious methods of its war of conquest,» the mayor emphasized. ### Context: previous strikes on the city Kremenchuk has been subjected to attacks before. On the night of October 7 and the morning of the same day, Russians struck the city with missiles and drones: as a result, multi-story residential buildings were damaged, and a direct hit on an enterprise was recorded. Earlier, on September 4, the Kremenchuk district was hit, damaging private houses and cars. Thus, the incident on October 20 became another episode in a series of attacks on the city and its surroundings. ### Parallel strikes on other regions According to Ukrainian media, on October 20, strikes were also carried out in other directions. In particular, the Russian army attacked an energy infrastructure facility in Kyiv, leaving parts of the Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Solomianskyi, and Pecherskyi districts of the capital temporarily without electricity. Also on this day in Kyiv, an enemy drone hit a medical facility in the Solomianskyi district, and debris fell on another hospital building in the Holosiyivskyi district; according to TSN, five people were injured in the capital as a result of the attacks. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [В Кременчуге дрон РФ попал в учебное заведение, возник пожар](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kremenchutsi-dron-rf-vluchiv-navchalniy-zaklad-1792530727.html) - Первоисточник: попадание БпЛА в учебное заведение, пожар, предварительно один пострадавший, цитата В. Дьяковнича. - [Россия атаковала большой город беспилотником: есть попадания в учебное заведение](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/rossiya-atakovala-bolshoy-gorod-bespilotnikom-est-popadaniya-v-uchebnoe-zavedenie-3195283.html) - Подтверждает попадание БПЛА, пожар и одного травмированного; добавляет контекст ударов по Киеву (энергетика, медучреждения, 5 пострадавших). - [Российский дрон попал в учебное заведение в Кременчуге: есть пострадавший](https://antikor.info/ru/articles/870549-rossijskij_dron_popal_v_uchebnoe_zavedenie_v_kremenchuge_estj_postradavshij) - Подтверждает вечернюю атаку 20 октября и попадание в учебное заведение в Кременчуге (текст источника частично поврежден, но суть совпадает). ## FAQ ### What was the target of the October 20 attack in Kremenchuk? According to the head of the Poltava RMA and the city mayor, a Russian drone hit an educational building where students were studying during the day; a fire broke out at the facility. ### Are there any casualties? According to preliminary data, one person was injured. Information on the consequences and the condition of the victim is being clarified. ### Who confirmed the attack? The attack was confirmed by the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Dyakovnych, and Kremenchuk Mayor Vitaliy Maletsky.