Russian drones hit McDonald's-linked food warehouse in Kyiv, sparking fire and injuries
Russian drone strikes hit a civilian food warehouse used by McDonald's' logistics partner in Kyiv's Brovary district, causing a fire and adding to citywide casualties.
A civilian warehouse in Kyiv's Brovary district, used by the logistics partner of the U.S. fast-food chain McDonald's, was struck twice by Russian drones on Friday, with the later strike starting a fire that completely destroyed the refrigerated storage section. Kyiv Regional State Administration head Tymur Tkachenko confirmed the first impact occurred around 03:00 and the second later in the day, emphasizing that no military facilities were present at the site.
President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as part of a wider Russian effort to hit civilian infrastructure and businesses operating in Ukraine. He warned that American and other international companies, data centres, and everyday services are being targeted to disrupt normal life. Across Kyiv, the coordinated attacks left five people dead and 27 injured, including a 14-year-old boy killed in a separate strike on a residential high-rise. Zelensky urged the world to impose concrete consequences on Russia for these terror tactics.
Why it matters
The strike shows Russia's expanding focus on civilian businesses, raising concerns for international companies operating in Ukraine.
How this story developed
- Aug 14 Russia claims strikes on Ukrainian rail hub and vessels as drones hit Russian ports
- Sep 15 Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian assault on Lyman.
- Sep 16 Lavrov announced Russia's readiness to resume US‑Ukraine‑Russia negotiations and a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the UN General Assembly.
- Sep 16 A new drone attack on a bus has increased the civilian death toll in the latest wave of strikes.
- Sep 17 A fourth Russian strike on the Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works wounded a worker.
- Sep 17 A Russian jet‑drone strike near the Polish‑Ukrainian border triggered air‑defence alerts and fighter scrambles.
- Sep 19 Tusk invoked NATO’s Article 4 and announced a trip to Kyiv.
- Sep 20 Power supplies were cut for thousands of households in the Odessa region after the latest missile and drone barrage.
- Sep 21 Russian drones struck Zaporizhzhia, injuring five and causing fires, while a woman was killed in the Kharkiv region and a mother with two children died in the Kyiv region.
- Sep 23 Russia fired multiple waves of ballistic missiles at Kiev overnight, causing at least two deaths and six injuries.
- Sep 24 The wave of strikes expanded beyond Kyiv to hit Odessa and the Kharkiv region, raising the death toll.
- Sep 24 The Russian attack involved 282 drones and several missiles, according to the Ukrainian air force.
- Sep 25 Ukrainian commanders announced further territorial gains around Lyman since the initial report.
- Sep 25 Mayor Vitali Klitschko updated the death toll to seven and the injury count to 46.
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