Russian Drone Strikes State-Owned Ukrnafta Gas Station in Kyiv, Smoke Seen Over City

A Russian drone fell onto the territory of a Ukrnafta gas station in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district Thursday morning, sparking a fire and injuring three people, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said. Ukrnafta is a state-owned Ukrainian oil and gas company. The fire and a blaze involving one car were quickly extinguished, Klitschko said. Medics are treating the three injured people.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The gas station is located near the Respublika Park shopping mall and an Epicentr store. Videos posted by local channels showed smoke rising from the site following the strike. Initial reports said the drone may have hit near the gas station before later footage indicated a direct hit. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said emergency crews had been dispatched to the Holosiivskyi district amid reports of casualties. “An ambulance has been called to Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district. Preliminary information indicates there are casualties. Emergency crews are on their way,” Klitschko said. The strike came during a morning Russian drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region. Monitoring channels reported unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over multiple areas of the Kyiv region and the capital, including Brovary, Boryspil, Vyshneve, Boyarka, Vydubychi, Teremky, Sviatoshyn, the Solomianskyi district, and northern Kyiv. Other Topics of Interest Italian Deputy PM Tajani Urges Zelensky to Include Italy, Poland in Peace Talks Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, said Rome will continue supporting Ukraine’s defense without sending Italian troops to the battlefield. At 10:19 a.m., a monitoring channel reported that a drone had been shot down or crashed. Earlier, local Telegram channels had warned of possible Russian strikes targeting civilian gas stations in Kyiv. Russia launched 149 strike drones against Ukraine overnight, including Shahed and Gerbera drones and Parodiya decoys, according to preliminary Ukrainian Air Force data. As of 8 a.m., Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 128 drones, the report said. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.