Key facts
- Russian forces attacked a petrol station in Kyiv on Thursday, injuring four people.
- The attack sparked a fire at the petrol station complex and destroyed at least one vehicle.
- A neighboring building also caught fire.
- Russia has attacked around 300 Ukrainian petrol stations in recent months to disrupt military logistics.
Russian forces attacked a petrol station in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, injuring four people, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko and oil company Ukrnafta. The strike hit a petrol station complex in southwestern Kyiv, sparking a fire and destroying at least one vehicle, with a neighboring building also catching fire. For nearly two weeks, Kyiv has been under a continuous barrage of jet-powered drones targeting warehouses and industrial facilities. In recent months, Russia has attacked around 300 Ukrainian petrol stations, mostly in frontline eastern regions, in an effort to disrupt logistics for Ukraine's military. Russian forces attacked and disabled an oil depot in the Kyiv region in late August. Ukraine has also targeted Russian fuel logistics with drone strikes on petrol stations and oil refineries across Russia. Russia's attacks on Kyiv resumed shortly after a brief pause that coincided with the visit of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to the capital. Earlier attacks on September 9 and 8 had resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries across Kyiv.