Local media in Ukraine report that two oil depots near Kyiv are on fire after the Russian attacks.
One depot was hit in the town of Vasylkiv, 36 kilometres south of the capital, and another was hit in the village of Kryachky, according to the Kyiv Independent.
Vasylkiv is also home to a large airbase and has become a major Russian target.
⚡️Several fires in Kyiv Oblast after Russian attacks overnight.
An oil depot is on fire in Vasylkiv, 36 km south of Kyiv, and another was hit in the village of Kryachky.
In the village of Kvitneve, a warehouse for frozen food products is on fire after Russian shelling.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 12, 2022
New Russian strike today on oil depots at the Ukrainian Vasylkiv Air Base southeast of Kyiv, the location of a missile strike on Feb 27 and an ill-fated airborne assault on the airport on the morning of Feb 26. Russians continue to strike fuel and air maintenance infrastructure pic.twitter.com/3ZjGuOtRSX
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) March 12, 2022
Ворог скинув щонайменше шість ракет біля аеродрому у Василькові https://t.co/lG3iTHIbH0 pic.twitter.com/5diwKmB6v7
— Ukrinform (@UKRINFORM) March 12, 2022
