Russia attacked two gas stations in Kyiv from early morning on September 23, and the day before and during the night, four districts of Kyiv region came under fire, damaging warehouses and residential buildings, with casualties reported. But the main detail of this attack is not in the number of debris, but in the fact that it is the sixth strike on the same target in recent weeks.
Three people were injured in the capital as a result of the morning attack. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko initially reported a hit by an enemy drone on a gas station in the Holosiivskyi district, and then another refueling station was affected — in the Darnytskyi district.
"In the Darnytskyi district, as a result of an enemy attack, preliminary reports indicate a fire on the roof of one of the gas stations," Klitschko wrote.
Three casualties in the capital so far. All have been hospitalized by medics. Two of the wounded are in serious condition
This is where an unexpected angle emerges: Naftogaz directly named the target — Ukrnafta gas stations. And this is not the first, but the sixth strike on this network in recent weeks.
"This morning — another strike on Ukrnafta's refueling complex. Already the sixth in recent weeks. Personnel were sheltered according to safety protocols. Fortunately, no one was injured," wrote Serhiy Fedorenko, acting head of the board of NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy.
What this means for drivers and business
Systematic strikes on one gas station network — this is no longer chaotic terrorism, but an attempt to knock out a specific logistics link. Ukrnafta operates one of the largest gas station networks in the country, and each subsequent hit increases the risk of local fuel shortage precisely in those areas where damaged facilities are located, even if overall reserves in the country have not been affected.
For Kyiv residents, this practically means one thing: if your usual gas station belongs to a network that has already been hit several times, it is worth identifying alternative options near home or work in advance, rather than waiting in line when fuel is critically short.
Kyiv region: 18 damaged objects in one day
In Kyiv region over September 22 and the night of September 23, three people were injured, reported Kyiv Regional Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.
Kyiv region experienced another enemy attack. Over the day and night, damage was recorded in four districts of the region. Unfortunately, three people were injured
The Bucha district suffered the most — 14 of 18 damaged objects across the entire region. A 76-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds and facial abrasions and is in a state of emotional shock. Two other men sustained injuries: one received an open forearm fracture, laceration of the eyebrow ridge and chest contusion, the other received a laceration of the frontal part of the head. Both were hospitalized.
Among the damaged objects in Bucha district are six private residences, a warehouse, an industrial-warehouse and administrative building, a municipal enterprise territory, an administrative building, an infrastructure facility and two cars.
- In Obukhovskyi district, two private residences were damaged;
- In Fastiv district — an industrial building;
- In Vyshhorod district — an infrastructure facility.
"In total, 18 objects were damaged in Kyiv region," Tkachenko noted.
If strikes on the Ukrnafta network are repeated a seventh and eighth time in a row, this would already indicate not random hits, but a deliberate campaign against the country's fuel logistics — and then the question will not be about repairing individual gas stations, but about how quickly business can diversify fuel supply networks in the capital region.
