UAV event in Kharkiv, Slatyne area, Ukraine on Tue 25th August 2026

25th August 2026

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Russians kill two people in Kharkiv Oblast in FPV drone strike.

Two people were killed in a Russian FPV drone strike on Slatyne in Kharkiv Oblast on the afternoon of 25 August.

Source: Viacheslav Zadorenko, Head of Derhachi City Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Zadorenko: "Two men, aged 50 and 51, were clearing debris from a roadside near a house from an earlier strike. At around 16:20, the Russians deliberately targeted them with an FPV drone. Sadly, both men died of their injuries instantly."

Details: At around 17:00, another FPV drone struck a house, causing a fire. No one was injured in this attack.

Zadorenko said the fire was still burning, as the threat of repeat strikes made it impossible to deploy firefighters to extinguish it.

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