--- title: "Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv under attack: drone injures three, woman and child killed in burned house" description: "On August 26, Russia attacked Zaporizhzhia with a drone: three people were injured, including two 17-year-olds. In a residential house in Chernihiv, a woman and a 4-year-old girl perished in the fire. The aftermath is being clarified." date: 2026-08-26T11:16:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/zaporizhzhia-drone-strike-and-chernihiv-house-fire-en tags: [zaporizhzhia, chernihiv, drone-attack, kherson-tpp, russia-ukraine] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv under attack: drone injures three, woman and child killed in burned house ![Yellow firefighter helmet with 112 logo on charred debris of a house after a drone strike in Zaporizhzhia or Chernihiv, smoke and ash in the background](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/26/zaporojie-udar-drona-i-pozhar-v-chernivove/zaporojie-udar-drona-i-pozhar-v-chernivove-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian drone struck a non-residential building; two 17-year-old girls and a 41-year-old man were injured. - A private residential house burned down in Chernihiv: a 14-year-old girl was hospitalized, and the bodies of a 49-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl were found. - The Kherson Thermal Power Plant, the city's main source of heat, sustained serious damage from a guided bomb strike. - Some data on the aftermath of the August 26 attacks remains preliminary and is being clarified. During the night and morning of August 26, 2026, the Russian armed forces carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian cities. The most severe consequences were recorded in Chernihiv, where a private residential house caught fire as a result of the attack, killing two people, including a young girl. In Zaporizhzhia, a drone hit a non-residential building, injuring three residents. Meanwhile, the aftermath of the strike on the Kherson Thermal Power Plant continues, as it is the city's main source of heat. ### Zaporizhzhia: drone hits non-residential building, three injured According to Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, as published on Telegram and reported by RBC-Ukraine, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle struck a non-residential building in Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the attack, vehicles parked near the impact site were damaged. Preliminary reports indicate that three people were injured — two 17-year-old girls and a 41-year-old man. All the injured have received the necessary medical assistance, and information on the full extent of the damage is being clarified. ### Chernihiv: fire in residential house and two fatalities On the morning of August 26, Russian troops attacked Chernihiv, causing a private residential house to catch fire. According to available information, the fire almost completely destroyed the building, as well as damaged outbuildings and a nearby shop. At the time of the strike, three people were in the house: a 14-year-old girl was hospitalized, and during search operations rescuers found the bodies of a 49-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl. ### Kherson TPP: threat to the city's heat supply Recall that as a result of a strike by a Russian guided bomb, the Kherson Thermal Power Plant sustained serious damage. The plant is the main source of heat for Kherson, which makes the consequences of the attack critical for the city's life support on the eve of the heating season. ### Context: series of drone attacks in August The attacks on August 26 were a continuation of a series of strikes on Ukrainian cities throughout the month. Thus, on August 21, a drone attacked a minibus in Zaporizhzhia, leaving people injured, and on August 24, according to The New York Times, a separate incident in Zaporizhzhia involving the use of a drone resulted in the deaths of three civilians. These events underscore the sustained pattern of strikes on civilian infrastructure and the need to clearly distinguish individual episodes by date and nature of the consequences. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with drone: two 17-year-old girls among the injured](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-vdarila-dronom-zaporizhzhyu-sered-1787742822.html) - Подтверждает удар дрона по нежилому зданию в Запорожье и ранения троих (две 17-летние девушки и 41-летний мужчина) со ссылкой на Ивана Фёдорова. - [Drone strikes Zaporizhzhia: two underage girls among three injured](https://from-ua.org/news/702778-dron-nanes-udar-po-zaporoziu-sredi-trex-ranenyx-dve-nesoversennoletnie-devuski.html) - Совпадает с версией о трёх раненых, среди которых две несовершеннолетние девушки. - [Russian drone fully controlled by AI killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia — NYT](https://www.rfi.fr/ru/%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0/20260824-%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D1%83%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BB-%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BB-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%85-%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D1%8C%D0%B5-nyt) - Относится к отдельному эпизоду 24.08.2026 (3 погибших, NYT) и не тождественно атаке 26.08; использовано только как контекст. - [Explosions in Zaporizhzhia: drone attacks minibus, people injured](https://fakty.com.ua/ru/proisshestvija/20260821-vibuhi-u-zaporizhzhi-dron-atakuvav-marshrutne-taksi-ye-postrazhdali/) - Отдельный эпизод 21.08.2026 (атака на маршрутное такси); использовано как контекст серии атак. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How many people were injured in the drone strike on Zaporizhzhia on August 26? **A:** According to preliminary data, three people were injured: two 17-year-old girls and a 41-year-old man. All of them received medical assistance, and the consequences are being clarified. ### Q: What happened in Chernihiv on the morning of August 26? **A:** As a result of the attack, a private residential house caught fire; the fire almost completely destroyed the building and damaged outbuildings and a shop. A 14-year-old girl was hospitalized, and the bodies of a 49-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl were found. ### Q: What are the consequences of the strike on the Kherson Thermal Power Plant? **A:** The plant sustained serious damage; it is the main source of heat for Kherson, which poses a threat to the city's heat supply. ### Q: Are the events of August 21 and 24 related to the August 26 attack? **A:** No, these are separate episodes: on August 21 a drone attacked a minibus in Zaporizhzhia, and on August 24, according to NYT, an incident resulting in the deaths of three civilians was recorded. They are mentioned only as context.