Russia has been attacking Kyiv and the region for the ninth day: new damage to warehouses reported
Kyiv • UNN
Russian drones damaged 34 facilities in the Kyiv region and warehouses near Kyiv. In the capital, 14 people were injured, including a 12-year-old girl.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s capital region is continuing, now for the ninth day. Near Kyiv, overnight on September 4 and in the morning, strikes were recorded on warehouses in Sofiivska Borshchahivka in Bucha district, as well as in Brovary district. UNN reports this, citing local authorities.
Kyiv region
"The enemy is not stopping. This morning, the Kyiv region was attacked again. Warehouse facilities were damaged in Brovary district. A fire broke out, which rescuers have already extinguished," the Kyiv Regional Military Administration reported on September 4.
"As a result of the attack, a fire broke out at one of the industrial enterprises. No information about casualties has been received as of now," Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko also said.
"This night, strikes were recorded on warehouse facilities in Sofiivska Borshchahivka. The enemy continues to attack and destroy civilian infrastructure. The relevant services are working at the site, and efforts to eliminate the consequences are ongoing," Oleksandr Medvid, acting head of the Borshchahivka village and secretary of the Borshchahivka village council, also reported.
Throughout September 3, the enemy continued attacking the Kyiv region with attack drones. As a result of the enemy attacks, 34 facilities were damaged in four districts of the region, the administration added, listing them as follows:
- 13 private houses;
- 14 vehicles;
- 5 warehouse facilities;
- an enterprise;
- a religious building.
The consequences were recorded in four districts of the Kyiv region:
- the most damage was recorded in Fastiv district: 8 private houses and 12 cars;
- in Bucha district, two warehouse facilities and a private house were damaged;
- in Boryspil district, a warehouse facility and a religious building were damaged;
- in Brovary district, two warehouse facilities, four private houses and two cars were damaged.
Russia also struck a pharmaceutical warehouse in the Kyiv region.
"Today, Teva’s warehouse in Ukraine was hit twice as a result of the Russian attack. Most importantly, all our colleagues are safe, and no one was injured," pharmaceutical company Teva Ukraine reported on September 3.
At the same time, Biocon denied information that its facility had been affected.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed how firefighters extinguished a fire at warehouses that broke out as a result of an attack by Russian UAVs in Boryspil district.
Kyiv
The enemy continues to strike Kyiv as well. Over the past day, September 3, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration, debris fell in four districts of the capital:
- Holosiivskyi;
- Darnytskyi;
- Sviatoshynskyi;
- Solomianskyi.
"As a result of debris falling onto the roadway and an open area, cars were damaged and people were injured. A residential building was also damaged. The total number of casualties is 14, including a 12-year-old girl," the Kyiv City Military Administration stated.
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed the aftermath in Holosiivskyi district, where Russian forces struck a nine-story residential building with a UAV. The strike hit the level of the eighth and ninth floors, followed by a fire.
A headquarters providing assistance to residents affected by the enemy attack is operating in Holosiivskyi district, the Kyiv City State Administration reported.
According to Member of Parliament Yaroslav Zhelezniak, who monitors air-raid alerts in the capital, from 08:00 on September 3 to 08:00 on September 4, there were five air-raid alerts in Kyiv — 10 hours and 10 minutes in total, or 42.4% of the day.
"In the chart I visualized for you that the number of alerts has decreased. But their duration is almost the same," Zhelezniak reported on social media.
And on September 4, Russia continues to launch jet-powered drones at the capital and the region, as evidenced by data from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.