Russian drones strike four gas stations and fire station in Poltava Oblast
In Poltava Oblast, drones attacked 4 gas stations overnight on July 25, 2026 (Photo: Department of the State Emergency Service in Poltava Oblast)
Russian forces attacked four gas stations and a fire station building in Ukraine's Poltava district with drones, regional governor Vitalii Diakivnych said on July 25.
The regional military administration initially reported overnight attacks on two gas stations. Diakyvnych later clarified that Russian forces had struck two more gas stations in the Poltava district.
According to the regional administration, emergency services received no reports of injuries.
Updated at 8:20 a.m. The State Emergency Service showed the aftermath of the Russian attacks on Oblast and said all fires had been extinguished.
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of attack drones near the settlements of Chutove and Skorokhodove in Poltava Oblast.
Air raid alerts were issued in several oblasts overnight July 25 due to threats from ballistic missiles and drones. A large fire broke out in Zaporizhzhia following an attack. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on the evening of July 24 that Russia could launch a large-scale attack on Ukraine in the coming days.
On July 17, Ukrainian intelligence warned that Russian forces had been ordered to step up drone strikes on gas stations and transportation infrastructure in Ukraine’s frontline and border oblasts. Strikes on gas stations have been reported in Zhytomyr, Sumy, Chernihiv and other oblasts.
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