On the night of August 20, the Russian Armed Forces launched another strike on the territory of the Kyiv region, damaging an oil depot of the KLO fuel network in the Brovary district. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an official publication from the company itself. According to KLO, there were no casualties among the staff at the time of the shelling; however, the depot's infrastructure sustained damage, and the company's team has already begun to address the aftermath and restore the damaged facilities.
Strike on KLO oil depot in Brovary district
According to the company's statement, the attack targeted the oil depot directly, resulting in its destruction. KLO emphasized that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022, the network has already lost several gas stations, and this night strike is a new episode in this series of damages. The enterprise noted that its specialists are currently focused on eliminating the consequences of the attack and restoring damaged objects to return the infrastructure to working order.
Massive attack on Kyiv and the region
The night strike on the oil depot was part of a broader wave of shelling: on the same night of August 20, the occupiers launched a massive attack on the capital and the Kyiv region using various types of missiles and drones. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, this attack on Kyiv and the region was one of the most cynical and large-scale. As a result of the shelling, he stated, 30 residential buildings, as well as a school, a hospital, and a kindergarten were damaged, and at least 15 people were killed in the capital.
Consequences for civilian infrastructure
During the day following the night strike, drone attacks continued: Russia attacked Kyiv with drones again, causing a fire in one of the districts due to falling debris. Furthermore, significant damage was inflicted on civilian logistics in the region — according to available data, Russia attacked the warehouses of the "Fara" network and Yves Rocher in the Kyiv region, deliberately hitting the premises of retail chains. Thus, the strikes are affecting not only fuel but also retail and warehouse infrastructure in the region.
Operational response and restoration
The company KLO reported that after the night shelling, its team is working on eliminating the consequences of the attack and restoring damaged objects. The statement emphasized that no employees were injured during the shelling, which is a key fact for assessing human losses at this facility. Against the backdrop of ongoing attacks on civilian infrastructure in the Kyiv region, the incident with the KLO oil depot demonstrates that fuel logistics remains one of the vulnerable targets, and restoring damaged facilities requires time and resources.
