More than 350 tonnes of petroleum products and emulsions entered Lake Kyrylivske after a Russian strike on a petrol station in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district on the night of 1-2 July.
Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Economy
Details: The spill involved Lake Kyrylivske, which is part of the Opechen lake system. The ministry said the main volume of fuel was contained before it reached the lake, but some contamination still entered the water.
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Ukraine's State Emergency Service localised the pollution using containment booms. Special equipment is now removing the main layer of petroleum products from the lake's surface.
