Russian attack on petrol station in Kyiv kills two people – mayor
The mayor of Kyiv has reported that two people were killed and eight others injured in a Russian attack on a petrol station in the city on 11 September.
Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on social media; Kyiv City Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Quote from Klitschko: "Eight people have now been injured in this morning's attack on a petrol station in the capital. Six of those injured are in hospital.
Two city residents were killed."
Details: However, figures provided by the State Emergency Service and the Kyiv City Military Administration differ. The Kyiv City Military Administration reported that a 36-year-old man died in hospital from injuries sustained in the Russian attack, while another six people were injured.
The State Emergency Service reported that, as of 11:23, five people had been injured in the capital, including one rescue worker.
Background:
- Russian forces attacked Kyiv with jet-powered drones on the morning of 11 September. Petrol stations were hit in two districts, and there were casualties.
- On 10 September, Russian forces struck a petrol station in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district with a drone, injuring four people.
- Serhii Fedorenko, acting head of Naftogaz, reported that a jet-powered drone had attacked an Ukrnafta petrol station in Kyiv. He noted that, in accordance with safety rules, the petrol station was closed during the air-raid warning, but people who were near the station were injured.
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