# Russian military offensive in Kramatorsk

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/russian-military-offensive-in-kramatorsk
> Updated: 2026-08-13T22:28:28.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2.

The security situation in Kramatorsk has deteriorated as Russian military forces approached the city outskirts. In early August 2026, Ukrainian authorities ordered the mandatory evacuation of 525 children due to intensified attacks, as Russian forces were reported to be within 10 to 20 kilometers of the city. Kramatorsk and Sloviansk represent a critical defensive belt in the Donetsk region.

By mid-August, the conflict escalated into direct strikes on the urban center. On a Thursday evening, the city was hit eight times within a thirty-minute window. These strikes impacted residential buildings and caused fires in apartment blocks in both Kramatorsk and the nearby settlement of Bilenke. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported at least one death and 15 injuries, asserting that the strikes against residential structures were a “deliberate effort against the population.”

## Claims

- At least one person was killed and 15 people were wounded in Kramatorsk. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Russian forces conducted eight strikes on Kramatorsk and the nearby village of Bilenke on Thursday evening. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- The strikes hit residential buildings in Kramatorsk. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- A separate Russian attack in southeastern Zaporizhzhia wounded a 25-year-old woman and a 5-year-old child. (single source)
- The number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July reached its highest monthly level since the start of the full-scale invasion. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-08-13: Kramatorsk struck by Russian strikes, killing one and wounding 15

Russian strikes on Kramatorsk and Bilenke killed at least one person and wounded 15 others, hitting residential areas during a series of eight attacks in a thirty-minute period.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/kramatorsk-hit-by-series-of-russian-airstrikes

### 2026-08-05: Kramatorsk evacuations ordered as Russian forces approach city outskirts

Ukrainian authorities are evacuating 525 children from Kramatorsk as Russian forces approach within 10-20 kilometers of the city, threatening a key defensive belt in the Donbas region.

8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ukraine-orders-evacuation-of-families-from-kramatorsk-as-russian-forces-close-in

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