A large-scale fire broke out in the Brovary district of the Kyiv region following a Russian drone attack on 27 September. The logistics company ZAMMLER confirmed that one of its warehouses, where it had been operating for many years, had been hit. According to the company, no one was injured. A large column of black smoke rose from the site of the strike and was visible from a considerable distance.
Briefly about the main points
- Russia attacked a depot in the Brovary district.
- ZAMMLER confirmed that the target had been hit.
- A major fire broke out following the impact.
- According to the company, no one was injured.
ZAMMLER has confirmed the attack on the warehouse
The first reports of a major fire near Brovary emerged on the morning of 27 September. Local media and Telegram channels published footage of a huge plume of black smoke rising above the area.
Subsequently ZAMMLER has officially confirmed, stating that the Russian attack had struck one of the warehouses where the company had been operating for many years.
«Today, the enemy targeted one of the warehouses where the company has been operating for many years. The main thing is that there were no casualties,» ZAMMLER reported.
The company has also asked that the exact location of the strike, as well as any photos or videos that might reveal details of the attack’s aftermath, not be shared.
A huge column of smoke rose above the Brovary region
A large-scale fire broke out following an attack on the warehouse site. Thick black smoke was visible from a distance, and the wind was carrying it towards Kyiv. Footage shared on social media shows a large plume of smoke rising above the buildings in the Brovary district.
Emergency services were working at the scene of the blast. Details regarding the extent of the fire and the scale of the damage to the warehouse itself are still being ascertained.
Overnight, Russia launched 170 drones at Ukraine
The strike was part of a large-scale air attack by the Russian Federation on the night of 27 September. According to the Air Force, Russian forces used 170 attack and other drones, of which 76 were jet-powered. Air defence forces shot down or neutralised 147 drones. Hits were recorded at 18 locations, whilst debris from downed UAVs fell at a further eight. Kyiv and Kyiv region, as well as other regions of Ukraine.
ZAMMLER operates in the field of international logistics
ZAMMLER — a Ukrainian group of logistics companies specialising in road, sea and air freight, customs clearance and warehouse logistics. The group has offices in Ukraine, Poland, China and Kazakhstan.
In early September, a separate company within the group — ZAMMLER SKLAD Ltd — has ceased trading. She was in charge of three Class A warehouse complexes in the Kyiv region, with a total area of around 54,000 square metres. ZAMMLER stated at the time that the group’s other companies were continuing to operate and fulfil their obligations to customers.
The company did not specify whether the warehouse damaged on 27 September belonged to this particular legal entity.
