Rescuers battling fires in Kyiv region for second day following Russian attack

Rescuers have been working for a second consecutive day to extinguish fires that broke out following Russia’s attack on Kyiv region on August 20.

According to Ukrinform, the Kyiv Regional Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported this on Facebook.

The SES said Russian forces spent nearly a day destroying logistics infrastructure in the Kyiv region. Rescuers worked simultaneously at multiple sites where the Russian attack caused large-scale fires.

Large warehouse areas, extensive structural debris and difficult access to the sources of the fires have made it impossible to extinguish them within a few hours, the SES noted.

Rescuers have been working at the sites for a second consecutive day.