Firefighters extinguish day-long warehouse blaze near Kyiv sparked by Russian strike

According to the statement, Russian forces first attempted to attack the facility overnight into Sept. 25 — it was damaged at that time, but no fire broke out. During the day on Sept. 25, Russian forces struck the same warehouse again, causing a large fire.

"Extinguishing it took nearly a full day and was complicated by numerous air raid alerts. Because of the threat to their lives, firefighters were forced to periodically withdraw to a safe distance, then return to work once the all-clear sounded," SES said.

There were no casualties as a result of this strike.

Russian forces attacked Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight and during the day on Sept. 25. In the capital, damage was recorded to residential buildings, offices and other civilian facilities. In Kyiv Oblast, private homes, vehicles, and warehouse and production facilities were damaged. Seven people were killed and 59 injured in the attacks on Kyiv. Among the injured are two children; 25 people are in city hospitals. In Kyiv Oblast, the daytime attack damaged 11 civilian facilities in the Bucha, Fastiv and Brovary districts. There were no casualties there.