Donetsk Oblast Defence Council has banned civilian site visitors on the Kramatorsk-Dobropillia motorway on account of frequent Russian first-person view (FPV) drone assaults.

Supply: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Army Administration, on Telegram; native information outlet Vilne Radio (Free Radio)

Quote from Filashkin: "From 16 July 2025, a short lived restriction (ban) might be imposed on the motion of residents, foreigners, stateless individuals and civilian automobiles alongside the part of the general public motorway of state significance T-05-14 Dobropillia-Lyman between Kramatorsk, Serhiivka, Andriivka and Dobropillia (km 5+850 to km 49+615)."

Kramatorsk-Dobropillia motorway Screenshot: Vilne Radio

Particulars: The choice was made by Donetsk Oblast Defence Council on Tuesday 15 July in response to an escalation in Russian FPV drone strikes focusing on this stretch of the motorway.

Legislation enforcement and specialised companies will monitor entry and exit factors alongside this part of the highway.

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