Russian strike sparks warehouse fire and ammonia rise in Brovary district

Russian forces struck a warehouse site in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, sparking a fire and a slight rise in ammonia levels in the surrounding air, regional governor Tymur Tkachenko said. State Emergency Service crews worked to contain and extinguish fires that broke out at two warehouses in a local community, officials said.

An air quality monitoring station recorded a small local increase in ammonia, or NH3, in the fire zone, but no elevated levels were found in the city of Brovary itself, Tkachenko said. He said there was no threat to residents' lives or health.

A radiation, chemical and biological protection unit from the State Emergency Service was sent to monitor conditions at the scene, officials said. Tkachenko said prolonged exposure to the ammonia concentration detected could cause mild irritation of the nose or a sore throat, and that smoke from the fire could also cause breathing discomfort.

Authorities advised residents near the fire zone to keep windows and doors closed, avoid spending long periods outdoors, drink plenty of water and switch off air conditioning units until conditions improve. People with air purifiers were told to run them at the highest setting. Tkachenko urged anyone whose health worsened to seek medical attention immediately.

No casualties were reported from the warehouse fire. It was one of several Russian strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region since Sunday, when jet-powered Shahed drones began hitting the capital, with attacks continuing into Monday, Ukrainian officials said. Debris and direct hits were also reported in the Podilskyi, Holosiivskyi, Pecherskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Obolonskyi and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv, damaging residential buildings, communications facilities, petrol stations and a pharmaceutical company.