# Wildfire near Yalta rages for a week after reported Ukrainian drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/34380

- Meduza, 2026-08-27 12:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/27/crews-have-spent-a-week-battling-a-wildfire-in-the-mountains-near-yalta-it-broke-out-after-a-ukrainian-drone-attack-though-occupation-officials-won-t-say-what-caused-it

> Firefighters have battled a forest fire in the mountains near Yalta in occupied Crimea for more than a week. The blaze grew from slightly over three hectares to 50, prompting a regional state of emergency and drawing more than 600 responders. Officials have not identified its cause, while residents link it to a Ukrainian drone attack and air-defense activity.