Russia strikes Boryspil warehouse twice as firefighters respond

Economic Pravda reports, citing sources, that the Russians have been striking one of Ukraine’s largest pharmaceutical warehouses—Universal Logistic—for two days in a row.

Universal Logistic is one of Ukraine’s two largest pharmaceutical warehouses. The other is Biokon, which the Russians had already attacked on Sept. 3. According to information on the company’s website, Universal Logistic’s total warehouse space is 21,000 square meters.

According to rescuers, Russian forces struck the facility again after firefighters had spent an extended period battling the initial blaze.

Firefighters from Boryspil International Airport were brought in to assist SES rescuers.

Overnight, Russian drones also attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast, sparking a fire at an industrial facility. In Odesa, a Russian strike damaged a high-rise building. Attacks were also reported on Rivne, Mykolaiv, and other regions.

During the day on Sept. 13, Russia continued its attack on western Ukraine. A series of explosions was heard in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and other western regions amid the threat of drones. One person was injured in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as a result of the attack, the regional military administration reported.