Russia attacks Kyiv with drones: petrol stations hit, casualties reported

Russian forces are attacking Kyiv with jet-powered drones on the morning of 11 September, with strikes recorded at petrol stations in two districts.

Source: Kyiv City Military Administration; Mayor Vitali Klitschko

Details: Early information indicates strikes have been recorded at petrol stations in the Dniprovskyi and Obolonskyi districts.

At 10:07, Klitschko reported a repeat strike on a petrol station in the Obolonskyi district.

Early reports indicate that as of 10:26, two people had been injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv's Obolonskyi district.

Update: At 10:47, Klitschko clarified that in the Obolonskyi district, drone debris fell on a vehicle. There is no fire. Early reports indicate that one person had been injured.

Also in the Obolonskyi district, a fire broke out on non-residential territory as a result of a drone strike. Emergency services are working at the scenes.

The Kyiv City Military Administration reports that as of 10:40, four people had been injured as a result of the Russian attack.

The Air Force warned of jet-powered drones over the capital. A red alert has been declared in the city and air defence systems are operational.

Background:

• On 10 September, Russian forces struck a petrol station in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv with a drone, injuring four people.
• Serhii Fedorenko, acting head of Naftogaz, reported that a jet-powered drone attacked a Ukrnafta filling station in Kyiv. He noted that under safety regulations the station was not operating while the air-raid warning was in effect, but people who were near the station were injured.

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