Warehouse catches fire in Chernihiv Oblast after Russian drone strike
A Russian drone attack overnight on 8 August set fire to a 600-square-metre warehouse in the Pryluky district of Chernihiv Oblast, with no casualties reported so far.
Russian forces launched a drone attack on Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast overnight between 7 and 8 August, striking the Pryluky district and sparking a large fire at a 600-square-metre warehouse building.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported the strike, confirming that the fire broke out after a Russian UAV hit the warehouse in the Pryluky district.
According to early reports, there are no casualties from the incident. Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze quickly.
Wider context
The same night, an air-raid warning was issued for a second time in Kyiv and several other Ukrainian oblasts. Separately, Russian forces also struck the Brovary district in Kyiv Oblast, killing three people, including a child, and injuring three others.
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