On the night of 12 November, Russian troops launched an attack on Brovary in the Kyiv region, damaging property at two industrial sites. Photographs released show damaged production buildings, smashed windows, warped metal cladding and collapsed structures. According to the city authorities, there were no casualties at the enterprises. Meanwhile, during the same attack, a lorry carrying household chemicals caught fire near some warehouse buildings; the driver sustained multiple injuries. The mayor of Brovary, Ihor Sapozhko, reported on the consequences of the shelling.
- In Brovary, property belonging to two industrial enterprises was damaged as a result of a night-time attack.
- No one at the affected businesses has been injured; the extent of the material damage is being assessed.
- At around two o’clock in the morning, a lorry carrying household chemicals caught fire near the warehouses.
- The lorry driver has suffered multiple injuries and is in hospital.
A Russian strike damaged industrial buildings in Brovary
Two industrial plants were damaged as a result of a night-time attack on 12 November in Brovary. According to the mayor, Ihor Sapozhko, property at both sites was damaged, but no employees were injured.
Photographs from the sites of the destruction show an industrial building with a severely deformed metal façade and smashed-in windows. Another photograph shows a partially destroyed brick building, next to which large piles of building materials and structural debris have accumulated.
The city authorities have not yet disclosed the names of the businesses, the nature of their operations or the estimated amount of the losses. Nor has it been clarified whether the damaged premises will be able to resume operations in the near future.
The lorry driver was injured during the attack
As well as industrial sites, in Brovary a lorry was damaged a warehouse storing household chemicals, which was located near the storage facilities on Ob’izna Street. According to the mayor, the fire broke out at around 2 am as a result of a Russian missile strike.
The driver, born in 1972, was injured. He sustained head injuries, as well as injuries to his eye, arm and thigh. He was admitted to the city hospital, where doctors assessed his condition as moderately serious.
Rescue workers were at the scene of the fire, putting out the lorry and its damaged cargo.
A business has also been damaged in the Obukhiv district
The aftermath of the night-time attack was also reported in other parts of the Kyiv region. According to the regional military administration, production and storage facilities at one of the enterprises in the Obukhiv district were partially destroyed.
A fire broke out on the premises and was put out by the emergency services. Employees were present at the site at the time of the attack, but they all left the premises after the air-raid siren sounded. No one was injured.
On the night of 12 November, Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with ballistic missiles and attack drones. The emergency services are continuing to document the aftermath of the shelling and assess the extent of the damage.
